Raptor
/ˈɹæptɚ/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bird of prey.
- 2 One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. informal
- 3 any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals wordnet
- 4 One who ravishes or plunders. obsolete
Example
More examples"Nowhere in the Bible does it state that Jesus wasn't a raptor."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).
Etymology 2
Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above.