depredator
- a word derived from depredate.
Example Sentences
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The great depredator of the environment is misery and poverty.
From Time Magazine Archive
The depredator who is fortunate enough to escape the former, is seldom able to elude the latter.
From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir
As this was an article that could not be spared, Captain Ross sent a man from the ship, who pursued the depredator, and, with some difficulty, recovered it.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by Bingley, William
When the dog is first aware of the neighbourhood of the bear, he sets up a fearful howl, and men and dogs hasten to hunt down and destroy the depredator.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
For shame, O sinful depredator, O defrauder of the poor!'
From Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 by Pickthall, Marmaduke William
