PREDATOR Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

predator

noun

ˈpre-də-tər

Definition of predator

as in vampire

a person who habitually preys upon others measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators

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Recent Examples of predator Rather than import a brand-new predator to deal with the crabs, the team is topping up a species that already belongs in Mediterranean waters. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Mourmouras was fishing 10 miles offshore in 200 feet of water, when a different top-predator gamefish took his 18-inch squid bait, which was intended for tuna and suspended halfway to the bottom. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 Essay Get the Lead Out Alex Manley Our ancestors were born to die by predators. — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 25 Aug. 2026 Feral hogs reproduce quickly, have few natural predators and have dramatically expanded their range. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predator

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Noun

As expected, there are a lot of battles between the vampire and Van Helsing that will thrill kids.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
Her superpower had nothing to do with vampires and everything to do with her staggering talent.

— Judy Berman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of vampire

Noun

The data illustrates how sharks can cover vast distances in a year, said Bradley Peterson, the Stony Brook University marine scientist working with Metzger this particular day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
How to stay safe Unprovoked shark attacks are relatively rare in the United States.

— Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of shark

Noun

Indeed, the team most vulnerable to the vultures now were once the ones doing most of the preying.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
In June, staff said goodbye to Indy, a 46-year-old Egyptian vulture believed to be among the oldest of her species in human care.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of vulture

Noun

But then the humans hunt them while destroying the forest, and all those generations-long grudges go out the window as the half-wolf Blacktail rises up as the Forest God’s dark champion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Deploy cunning and operate in darkness, like those shapeshifting, half-human, half-wolf creatures revered in German folklore.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of wolf

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