prey

Plural: preys

Noun

• a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
  • "he fell prey to muggers"
• animal hunted or caught for food
• That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
• A person or thing given up as a victim.
• A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
• Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.
• The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
• The victim of a disease.

Verb

Verb Forms: preyed, preying, preys

• To hunt, seize, and feed upon other animals.
• profit from in an exploitatory manner
• prey on or hunt for
• To act as a predator.

Examples

• He would PREY on his opponent’s weak tile rack, extending words into high-scoring zones.
• Stranded without any weapons, we made very easy prey.
• The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.

Synonyms

fair game, feed, predate, quarry, raven, target, booty, plunder, spoil

Related Words

predate, prey on, prey upon

Anagrams of prey