1. prey - noun
· a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
Synonym(s): quarry, target, fair_game
Hypernym(s): victim
2. prey - noun
· animal hunted or caught for food
Synonym(s): quarry
Hypernym(s): animal, animate_being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
3. prey - verb
· profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
Synonym(s): feed
4. prey - verb
· prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
Hypernym(s): forage
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