preyed

noun

animal hunted or caught for food

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

verb

prey on or hunt for

profit from in an exploitatory manner

Roots

praedaprey- · Latin · prey, plunder

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