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 Since the deer population has no natural predators on the island to keep it in check, the island's challenges were exacerbated, according to the assessment. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 While experiments in containment continue, including the release of tens of thousands of octopus predators, the industry’s response has been shifting to find new markets for the crustaceans. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 This is particularly useful because deer are often active during twilight, when detecting predators can be more important than distinguishing a broad range of colors. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 But a myth about these shy, semi-nocturnal predators may have been behind the species’ extinction. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predator

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Noun

The teen drama, based on the 1992 movie of the same name, was about the title character battling vampires and other baddies plus high school at the same time.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Nosferatu In 2024 Depp appeared in Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu as Ellen Hutter, a young woman tormented and nearly possessed by the film’s titular vampire.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of vampire

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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

If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
The wolves eat other animals including elk, deer, reptiles, birds and sometimes large livestock, though that’s not common.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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