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prey
has definitions from the fields of zoology,food
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[ noun ] a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
Examples "he fell prey to muggers" "everyone was fair game" "the target of a manhunt" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Even some of the queens will die before the winter is over , falling prey to enemies or disease . |
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[ noun ] (zoology) animal hunted or caught for food
Synonyms Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)Even Rector himself was prey to this spirit of competition and he knew it , not for a more exalted office in the hierarchy of the church - his ambitions for the bishopry had died very early in his career - but for the one clear victory he had talked_about to the colonel . |
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[ verb ] profit from in an exploitatory manner
Synonyms Examples "He feeds on her insecurity" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)By preying on the sick , by playing callously on the hopes of the desperate , by causing the sufferer to delay proper medical_care , these medical ghouls create pain and misery by their very activity . Related terms |
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