predator

predator
/pred"euh teuhr, -tawr'/, n.
1. Zool. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
2. a predatory person.
[1920-25; < L praedator plunderer, equiv. to praeda(ri) to plunder (deriv. of praeda PREY) + -tor -TOR]

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