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| pred·a·tor [ préddətər ] (plural pred·a·tors) |
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1. carnivorous animal or destructive organism: a carnivorous animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals in order to survive, or any other organism that behaves in a similar manner
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2. somebody who plunders or destroys: a person, group, company, or state that steals from others or destroys others for gain
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3. ruthlessly aggressive person: an aggressive, determined, or persistent person
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| [Early 20th century. < Latin praedator< praedari "seize as plunder" (see predatory)] |
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