The meaning of Predatory

Predatory – definition

adjective
(of an animal) preying naturally on others.
Usage examples:
Predatory species of shark
Synonims:
Predacious Carnivorous Hunting Raptorial Ravening Of prey Raptatorial
adjective
Seeking to exploit others.
Usage examples:
New laws have been passed designed to crack down on predatory lenders
Synonims:
Exploitative Wolfish Rapacious Greedy Acquisitive Avaricious Vulturine Vulturous

adjective
People or organizations who are predatory tend to use others for their own advantage
Usage examples:
Larger companies, which played a predatory role, swooped down to cash in on the new fad.

adjective
Used to describe a situation where a company is looking to buy another company that is in a weak financial position
Usage examples:
Trading was heavy, sparking speculation that the group, clearly vulnerable to a bid, was attracting…

Predatory translation into English

Predatory: translate from English into Chinese

掠夺性的

Predatory: translate from English into Dutch

Roofzuchtig, Roof-, Plunderend, Rovend, Rovers-

Predatory: translate from English into French

Prédateur, Rapace, Avide, De proie, Vorace, Pillard

Predatory: translate from English into German

Räuberisch, Raub-

Predatory: translate from English into Hindi

हिंसक, लुटेरा, मांसभक्षी, लूट का, लूट-पाट करनेवाला, डाकू, अपहरक

Predatory: translate from English into Italian

Predatore, Rapace

Predatory: translate from English into Korean

약탈적인, 약탈하는, 타종의 동물을 잡아먹는

Predatory: translate from English into Russian

Хищный, Грабительский, Хищнический

Predatory: translate from English into Spanish

Depredador, De rapiña

Word origin

late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to plundering’): from Latin praedatorius, from praedator ‘plunderer’ (see predator).

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Predatory – similar words

predatorial

adjective
Predatory.

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Predatory synonims

acquisitive

adjective
Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
Usage examples:
We live in a competitive and acquisitive society

adjective
Used to describe a person or company that buys other companies
Usage examples:
It has been one of the most acquisitive firms in recent times, buying over a dozen businesses in th…

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avaricious

adjective
Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Usage examples:
Avaricious corporate bosses looking to maximize profits

adjective
Showing an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions
Usage examples:
The idea is to shift the bad debts of the avaricious and the greedy onto the shoulders of middle-cl…

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carnivorous

adjective
(of an animal) feeding on other animals.
Usage examples:
Most of these turtles are carnivorous, feeding on mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic insects, fish, and…

adjective
Relating to a person, animal, or other living thing that eats meat
Usage examples:
Carnivorous plants, i gave up my carnivorous diet several years ago., farmed cod and haddock are ca…

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exploitative

adjective
Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an advantage or benefit.
Usage examples:
An exploitative form of labour

adjective
Using someone or something unfairly, in a way that helps you or makes money for you but may cause harm to them or to other people
Usage examples:
The housekeeper works long hours for her exploitative employers., the merchandising looks greedy an…

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greedy

adjective
Having an excessive desire or appetite for food.
Usage examples:
He's scoffed the lot, the greedy pig

adjective
Wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need
Usage examples:
Greedy, selfish people, he's greedy for power/success., they tested the algorithm against the so-ca…

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hunting

ˈhʌn.tɪŋ

noun
The activity of hunting wild animals or game.
Usage examples:
They talked about going hunting

verb
Pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.
Usage examples:
In the autumn they hunted deer

noun
The activity or sport of chasing or searching for wild animals or birds with the intention of killing or catching them
Usage examples:
My father and i both enjoy hunting., they spend their weekends house hunting., career counselors of…

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predacious

adjective
(of an animal) predatory.
Usage examples:
Predacious insects

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rapacious

adjective
Aggressively greedy or grasping.
Usage examples:
Rapacious landlords

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raptatorial

adjective
Raptorial.

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raptorial

adjective
(of a bird or other animal) predatory.
Usage examples:
Raptorial birds

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ravening

adjective
(of a ferocious wild animal) extremely hungry and hunting for prey.
Usage examples:
They turned on each other like ravening wolves

verb
(of a wild animal) hunt voraciously for prey.
Usage examples:
Fierce lions went ravening to and fro

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vulturine

adjective
Relating to or resembling a vulture.
Usage examples:
Vulturine behaviour patterns

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wolfish

adjective
Resembling or likened to a wolf, especially in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious.
Usage examples:
A wolfish grin

adjective
Like a wolf or like something that belongs to a wolf
Usage examples:
Wolfish dogs drew our sleds over the ice., wolfish green eyes, he gave her a wolfish grin., three d…

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