predator

noun3

1. •
   Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

   • So if you're the only thing worth eating in the middle of the ocean, the predator that grabs you will probably have gotten there by a Levy walk. — 2023
2. •
   Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.
3. •
   (informal) A sexual predator.