All 5 Uses
predator
in
Where the Crawdads Sing
(Edited)
- Kya didn't stop or they would bolt, a lesson she'd learned from watching wild turkeys: if you act like a predator, they act like prey.
p. 42.5predator = animal that hunts and eats other animals
- Ma had told her older sisters to watch out for them; if you look tempting, men turn into predators.
p. 43.5 *predators = people who victimize others
- Crows can't keep secrets any better than mud; once they see something curious in the forest they have to tell everybody. Those who listen are rewarded; either warned of predators or alerted to food.
p. 86.8 *predators = animals that hunt and kill them
- Jodie had said that if a bird becomes different from the others—disfigured or wounded—it is more likely to attract a predator, so the rest of the flock will kill it, which is better than drawing in an eagle, who might take one of them in the bargain.
p. 90.3predator = animal that hunts and eats other animals
- Instantly, Kya's good eye probed the forest for signs of Chase or some other predator.
p. 272.9predator = dangerous person or animal
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.