Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predator

/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
preda-tor
IPA
/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

noun

Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.

Informal

noun

A sexual predator.

Informal; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

predators (plural) prædator (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

cyberpredator hyperpredator interpredator kleptopredator macropredator micropredator nonpredator predatorial predatorious predatorism predatorlike Predditor

Phrases

ambush predator anti-predator apex predator predator bug predator satiation predator saturation predator trap sexual predator

Frequently Paired Words

predation predatory prey

Synonyms

vulture predatory animal marauder piranha

Rhymes With

editor creditor

Questions

How do you pronounce predator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/.
What does predator mean?
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
Where does predator come from?
Borrowed from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey”).

How to pronounce predator

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