word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/predator.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "predator",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an animal that kills and eats other animals",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some animals have no natural predators."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the relationship between predator and prey"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or an organization that uses weaker people for their own advantage",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to protect domestic industry from foreign predators"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpredətə(r)/",
                "audio": "pr/predator/predator__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpredətər/",
                "audio": "pr/predator/predator__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "1920s: from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’."
}