prey

Meanings

Noun

• Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war
• That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured
• A person or thing given up as a victim.
• A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
• The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
• The victim of a disease.

Verb

• To act as a predator.

Origin

• From Middle English preye, prei, preyȝe, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French preie, one of the variants of proie, from Latin praeda. Compare predator.