English Explanatory Dictionary

superpredator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A youth who repeatedly commits violent crimes, said to be a result of being raised without morals.
  2. A predator that eats other predators.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

superpredator superpredators

Etymology

From super- + predator. Sociology sense coined by American political scientist John DiIulio in 1995.

Synonyms

hyperpredator
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