Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food. / Someone who attacks and plunders for gain. / A sexual predator.

plural of predator

To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)

A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

To prey upon something.

plural of predate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predate

present participle of predate

(zoology) The preying of one animal on others. / (obsolete) The action of attacking or plundering.

plural of predation