depredator
Looter of resources
A depredator is one who plunders, pillages, or lays waste.
The word appears in formal or literary contexts to describe raiders, invaders, or anyone who systematically destroys or steals: The depredators left nothing of value in the village.
In ecological writing, depredator sometimes describes animals that prey destructively on crops or livestock.
One who raids for loot
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
- pillagerOne who ransacks
- looterThief exploiting disorder
- brigandArmed robber, often rural
pirate · corsair · freebooter · ransacker · despoiler · ravager · plunderer · invader
Creature eating only animals
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- stalkerObsessive, unwelcome follower
- hunterPursuer of prey
- prowlerOne who lurks suspiciously
raptor · ambusher · talons · claws · fangs · pounce · stealth · nocturnal
Harmful small animals
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- infestationPest takeover situation
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- locustSwarming crop-eating insect
nuisance · invasive · swarm · exterminator · pestilence · scourge · destroyer · consumer
Source of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- aggressorOne who initiates conflict
antagonist · intimidation · ominous · foreboding · malice · harm · destructive · ruthless
marauder
One who raids for loot
brigand · pirate · corsair · freebooter · ransacker · despoiler · ravager · plunderer · invader · reaver
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
prowler · raptor · ambusher · talons · claws · fangs · pounce · stealth · nocturnal · pack
vermin
Harmful small animals
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- infestationPest takeover situation
- blightPlant disease causing decay
locust · nuisance · invasive · swarm · exterminator · pestilence · scourge · destroyer · consumer · devourer
menace
Source of potential harm
aggressor · antagonist · intimidation · ominous · foreboding · malice · harm · destructive · ruthless · voracious
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