pred·a·tor
noun/ˈpredətə(r)/
/ˈpredətər/
[countable, uncountable]- an animal that kills and eats other animals
捕食者；捕食性动物 - Some animals have no natural predators.
有些动物没有天敌。 - the relationship between predator and prey
捕食者和猎物之间的关系
- Some animals have no natural predators.
- (disapproving) a person or an organization that uses weaker people for their own advantage
弱肉强食的人（或机构）；剥削者；掠夺者 - to protect domestic industry from foreign predators
保护本国工业不受外来剥削
- to protect domestic industry from foreign predators
Word Origin1920s: from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’.