Definition of "prey" []

• An animal hunted or caught for food; quarry. (noun)
• One that is defenseless, especially in the face of attack; a victim. (noun)
• The act or practice of preying. (noun)
• To hunt, catch, or eat as prey: Owls prey on mice. (verb-intransitive)
• To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Your prey is at it's highest population in recorded history."
• "That means that prey is often chosen by how easy it is to catch."
• "Newt and Sarah Palin prey on the feeble minded and this is what we get."