Synonyms for predator
ˈprɛd ə tər, -ˌtɔrpreda·tor

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1. marauder, predator, vulture, piranhanoun

   someone who attacks in search of booty

   Synonyms:
   piranha, predatory animal, vulture, marauder, pirana, caribe

2. predator, predatory animalnoun

   any animal that lives by preying on other animals

   Synonyms:
   predatory animal, marauder, piranha, vulture

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1. • Animal
   • Attacker

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1. List of paraphrases for "predator":

   predators, predatory, predation, predaceous

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1. List of known nicknames for "Predator":

   Da Predator, DJ Predator

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How to use predator in a sentence?

1. Biologist Josh Grinath:

   When you look at a real ecosystem, it's not just predator-prey interactions, there are many different kinds of interactions, and they all influence each other.

2. Lou Anna Simon:

   I am so sorry that a trusted, renowned physician turned out to be an evil predator, and I am sorry that we did not discover his crimes and remove him from the community sooner, now, my hope is that we learn from these horrific events.

3. Zoe Muller:

   I hope that this study draws a line in the sand, from which point forwards, giraffes will be regarded as intelligent, group-living mammals which have evolved highly successful and complex societies, which have facilitated their survival in tough, predator-filled ecosystems.

4. Jessica Joan:

   She can blame Keith all she wants but she is a monster cut from the same cloth, allison Mack is a predator and an evil human being.

5. Anthony Friscia:

   We see that same pattern in the fossil record of terrestrial carnivores, for instance, you see a' cat-like' predator arise many different times before you get the modern radiation of cats. This kind of repeated evolution of similar ecologies is the basis of so many studies of how evolution works in the long term.