Depredator
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who depredates, or commits depredation.
"An open heath, a close plantation, were alike subjects of his apprehension; and the whistle of a shepherd lad was instantly converted into the signal of a depredator."
Example
More examples"An open heath, a close plantation, were alike subjects of his apprehension; and the whistle of a shepherd lad was instantly converted into the signal of a depredator."
Etymology
From depredate + -or.
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