Usage Note
Prédateur is used both in ecology ('un prédateur naturel') and figuratively for a ruthless person or company ('un prédateur économique'). The feminine is prédatrice. The adjective prédateur/prédatrice ('predatory') is also common.
Examples
"Le renard est un prédateur habile."
Natural Translation
The fox is a skilled predator.
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