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
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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
Word Origin1920s: from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’.