All 3 Uses of
predatory
in
Atlas Shrugged
- They are greedy, self-indulgent, predatory dollar-chasers who—†
Chpt 1.7 *predatory = of animals: living by hunting and eating other animals
of people or organizations: given to victimizing others
- They are nothing but stuffy, middle-class vulgarians or else predatory savages like Rearden.†
Chpt 2.2
- His old-fashioned brand of ruthlessness seems to be too much even for those predatory barons of profit.†
Chpt 2.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(predator) of animals: living by hunting and eating other animals
of people or organizations: exploiting or victimizing others -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, predator can refer to a type of military drone.