prédateur
French, noun/pʁe.da.tœʁ/
prédateur is spelled P-R-É-D-A-T-E-U-R (9 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written French, the 15,113th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prédateur is a French masculine noun meaning “predator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Animal qui capture un autre animal, sa proie, pour s’en nourrir ou pour alimenter sa progéniture”.
What does prédateur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepredator
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Animal qui capture un autre animal, sa proie, pour s’en nourrir ou pour alimenter sa progéniture. 2. Personne qui abuse d’une autre, plus vulnérable qu’elle.
adjective: 1. Qui se nourrit d'espèces animales. 2. Qui est de nature à détruire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prédateur
- prédateurs plural
- prédatrice feminine
- prédatrices plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prédateur?
- /pʁe.da.tœʁ/
- \pʁe.da.tœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prédateur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prédateur in French?
prédateur appears 3.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).