English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Predator Pronunciation
Predator is pronounced PRE-duh-ter, IPA /ˈprɛdətɝ/.
PRE-duh-ter
US /ˈprɛdətɝ/ · UK /ˈprɛdətə/
Syllables: PRE · duh · ter (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
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Predator in a Sentence
- The island had no predator larger than a hawk.
- Wolves are a predator of deer across most of their range.
- Every predator here hunts at night.
Common Mispronunciations of Predator
Not PREE-duh-ter
Predator opens on the e of bed, although the verb predate opens on a long ee.
Not pre-DAY-ter
The middle beat is a throwaway duh, so nothing in this word says day.
Tip: Predatory keeps the same opening and adds a fourth beat: PRE-duh-tuh-ree.
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