Predator
Meaning of Predator
An animal that hunts others; a person who exploits others.
ما معنى كلمة Predator بالعربي؟
مُفترس
🦁🎯 مُفترس يصطاد الفرائس للغذاء؛ كائن صياد قوي وماهر في القنص؛ شخص استغلالي يستفيد من ضعف الآخرين لتحقيق مصالحه الشخصية 🦁⚡
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Synonyms & related words
Predator in a sentence
Predator-prey models were used in the ecology lesson.
A predator firm bought smaller rivals.
A predator is subject to criminal law.
Students learn about food chains with predators.
Origin of Predator
From Latin praedator 'plunderer', from praedari 'to plunder'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, predator can be literal or figurative. GL safeguarding protects learners from online predators.
Predator audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Predator" — noun, pronounced /ˈpredətə/, with the stress on "pred".
Narrator: A predator is an animal that kills and eats other animals.
Narrator: In plain English, predators are the hunters of the natural world.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin praedator, a plunderer, from praeda, booty.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a top predator", which describes an animal with no natural enemies.
Narrator: It differs from "scavenger", because a scavenger eats dead animals, while a predator hunts living ones.
Narrator: In a second sense, a predator is a person or company that exploits weaker people.
Narrator: Biology, conservation, journalism and online safety all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a predator hunts, and its prey runs.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Is a fox a predator?
Speaker B: Yes, it hunts rabbits and birds! PREDATOR comes from the Latin for a plunderer.
Speaker A: Can people be predators too?
Speaker B: Sadly yes, when they target the vulnerable.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Sharks are ocean predators", describing wildlife. "Owls are silent predators", describing hunting style. "Parents worry about online predators", describing dangerous people.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it with "-ator", not "-ater", and remember the stress is on the first syllable.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Hunter is its everyday cousin, carnivore is its dietary twin, and killer is the blunt alternative, but predator keeps its wild charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "predator" in AI prompts — useful for ecology simulations and child safety tools.
Speaker A: How would a simulation use it?
Speaker B: Describe the rules clearly.
Prompt: Build a simple predator and prey simulation in JavaScript with foxes and rabbits, and plot both populations over time.
Speaker A: And child safety tools?
Speaker B: Keep guidance calm and clear.
Prompt: Write five age-appropriate tips helping ten-year-olds recognise and report online predators.
Speaker A: Could it help wildlife apps?
Speaker B: Yes, with identification.
Prompt: Create a quiz card for each British predator bird, showing its prey, habitat and hunting time.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Game design.
Prompt: Design an enemy AI for a stealth game where the predator creature tracks the player by sound.
Frequently asked questions about Predator
What does Predator mean?
An animal that hunts others; a person who exploits others.
ما معنى كلمة Predator بالعربي؟
مُفترس — 🦁🎯 مُفترس يصطاد الفرائس للغذاء؛ كائن صياد قوي وماهر في القنص؛ شخص استغلالي يستفيد من ضعف الآخرين لتحقيق مصالحه الشخصية 🦁⚡
How do you pronounce Predator?
Predator is pronounced /ˈpredətə/ and is used as a noun.
How is Predator used in a sentence?
Predator-prey models were used in the ecology lesson.
What are synonyms of Predator?
hunter, carnivore, raptor, stalker, exploiter, aggressor.