prey

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Etymology [edit]

Middle English, from Old French preie, one of the variants of proie, from Latin praeda. Compare predator.

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Noun [edit]

prey (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
  2. That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.
  3. A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
    The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.

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Verb [edit]

prey (third-person singular simple present preys, present participle preying, simple past and past participle preyed)

  1. (with on) To victimize, hunt, attack or plunder.
  2. (with on) To devour.
  3. (with on) To exert harmful influence.

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