prey
🇺🇸
/preɪ/
🇬🇧
/preɪ/
noun
C1
An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
The lion hunts its prey in the grasslands.
C1
A person who is easily tricked or harmed by someone else.
Scammers often target elderly people as easy prey.
translation
An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.; A person who is easily tricked or harmed by someone else.
Word Forms
Plural
preys