All 6 Uses
predator
in
The Hunger Games
(Edited)
- In theory, it's supposed to be electrified twenty-four hours a day as a deterrent to the predators that live in the woods — packs of wild dogs, lone cougars, bears — that used to threaten our streets.
p. 4.9predators = animals that hunt and kill
- The predators ignore us on a day when easier, tastier prey abounds.
p. 11.1
- All the general fear I've been feeling condenses into at immediate fear of this girl, this predator who might kill me in seconds.
p. 150.9predator = dangerous person who might kill
- I can hear the occasional hoot or howl, my first clue that I'll be competing with natural predators for the rabbits.
p. 155.4 *predators = animals that hunt and eat other animals
- Fearing the smell of meat will draw unwanted predators — fresh blood is bad enough — I make a good meal out of the greens and roots and berries Rue and I gathered today.
p. 226.1predators = animals that hunt and kill
- She could have lost her way. Run into a pack of predators or another tribute, like Thresh, and had to hide.
p. 231.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(predator as in: the lion is a predator) living by hunting and eating other animals
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(2)
(predator as on: a sexual predator) exploiting or victimizing others
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Predator can refer to a type of military drone.