PREDATOR

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does predator mean? 

• PREDATOR (noun)
  The noun PREDATOR has 2 senses:

1. someone who attacks in search of booty
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals

  Familiarity information: PREDATOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREDATOR (noun)

Meaning:

Someone who attacks in search of booty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

marauder; piranha; predator; vulture

Hypernyms ("predator" is a kind of...):

aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "predator"):

moss-trooper (a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland))

Meaning:

Any animal that lives by preying on other animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

predatory animal; predator

Hypernyms ("predator" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "predator"):

carnivore (any animal that feeds on flesh)