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(prā)n.1. Game
a. An animal hunted or caught by another for food: The leopard carried its prey into a tree.
b. The collection of animals typically hunted and eaten by a predator: the acoustic location of prey by barn owls.
2.
a. An object or victim of attack: ships that became the prey of pirates.
b. One that is subjected to or afflicted with something: was prey to depression.
c. One that is deceived or taken advantage of by another: easy prey for swindlers.
3. Archaic
b. Plunder; booty.
intr.v.preyed, prey·ing, preys
1. To hunt, catch, or eat as prey: Owls prey on mice.
2. To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense: swindlers who prey upon the weak.
3. To plunder or pillage: Vikings preying on coastal settlements.
4. To exert a baneful or injurious effect: Remorse preyed on his mind.
[Middle English preie, from Old French, from Latin praeda, booty, prey; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
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prey

(preɪ) n
1. (Zoology) an animal hunted or captured by another for food
2. a person or thing that becomes the victim of a hostile person, influence, etc
3. (Animals) beast of prey an animal that preys on others for food
4. (Animals) bird of prey a bird that preys on others for food
vb (intr; often foll by on or upon)
6. (Zoology) to hunt or seize food by killing other animals
7. to make a victim (of others), as by profiting at their expense
8. to exert a depressing or obsessive effect (on the mind, spirits, etc); weigh heavily (upon)
[C13: from Old French preie, from Latin praeda booty; see predatory]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

prey

(preɪ)
n.
1. an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal.
2. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, disease, swindler, injurious agency, etc.
3. the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey.
v.i.
5. to seize and devour prey: Foxes prey on rabbits.
6. to make raids or attacks for booty or plunder: The Vikings preyed on coastal settlements.
7. to exert a harmful or destructive and often obsessive influence: The problem preyed upon his mind.
8. to victimize another or others: loan sharks who prey upon the poor.
(usu. fol. by on or upon)
[1200–50; Middle English preye < Old French < Latin praeda booty, prey]
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Past participle: preyed
Gerund: preying
Imperative
prey
prey
Present
I prey
you prey
he/she/it preys
we prey
you prey
they prey
Preterite
I preyed
you preyed
he/she/it preyed
we preyed
you preyed
they preyed
Present Continuous
I am preying
you are preying
he/she/it is preying
we are preying
you are preying
they are preying
Present Perfect
I have preyed
you have preyed
he/she/it has preyed
we have preyed
you have preyed
they have preyed
Past Continuous
I was preying
you were preying
he/she/it was preying
we were preying
you were preying
they were preying
PreyPrey
Past Perfect
I had preyed
you had preyed
he/she/it had preyed
we had preyed
you had preyed
they had preyed
Future
I will prey
you will prey
he/she/it will prey
we will prey
you will prey
they will prey
Future Perfect
I will have preyed
you will have preyed
he/she/it will have preyed
we will have preyed
you will have preyed
they will have preyed
Future Continuous
I will be preying
you will be preying
he/she/it will be preying
we will be preying
you will be preying
they will be preying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been preying
you have been preying
he/she/it has been preying
we have been preying
you have been preying
they have been preying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been preying
you will have been preying
he/she/it will have been preying
we will have been preying
you will have been preying
they will have been preying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been preying
you had been preying
he/she/it had been preying
we had been preying
you had been preying
they had been preying
Conditional
I would prey
you would prey
he/she/it would prey
we would prey
you would prey
they would prey
Past Conditional
I would have preyed
you would have preyed
he/she/it would have preyed
we would have preyed
you would have preyed
they would have preyed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Noun1.prey - a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; 'he fell prey to muggers'; 'everyone was fair game'; 'the target of a manhunt'
fair game, quarry, target
victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
2.prey - animal hunted or caught for food
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Verb1.prey - profit from in an exploitatory manner; 'He feeds on her insecurity'
exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; 'He exploit the new taxation system'; 'She knows how to work the system'; 'he works his parents for sympathy'
2.prey - prey on or hunt for; 'These mammals predate certain eggs'
forage - wander and feed; 'The animals forage in the woods'
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

prey

noun
1.quarry, game, killThese animals were the prey of hyenas.
2.victim, target, mark, mug(Brit. slang), dupe, fall guy(informal)Old people are easy prey for con men.
1.hunt, live off, eat, seize, devour, feed uponThe larvae prey on small aphids.
2.victimize, bully, intimidate, exploit, take advantage of, bleed(informal), blackmail, terrorizeunscrupulous men who preyed on young runaways
3.worry, trouble, burden, distress, haunt, hang over, oppress, weigh down, weigh heavilyThis was the question that preyed on his mind.

Birds of prey

accipiter, bald eagle, barn owl, bateleur eagle, boobook, brown owl, buzzard, caracara, condor, Cooper's hawk, duck hawk, eagle, eagle-hawk or wedge-tailed eagle, falcon, falconet, golden eagle, goshawk, gyrfalcon or gerfalcon, harrier, hawk, hawk owl, hobby, honey buzzard, hoot owl, horned owl, kestrel, kite, lammergeier, lammergeyer, bearded vulture, or (archaic) ossifrage, lanner, little owl, long-eared owl, merlin, Montagu's harrier, mopoke or (N.Z.) ruru, osprey, fish eagle, or (archaic) ossifrage, owl, peregrine falcon, red kite or (archaic) gled(e), rough-legged buzzard, saker, screech owl, sea eagle, erne, or ern, secretary bird, snowy owl, sparrowhawk, tawny owl, turkey buzzard or vulture, vulture
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

prey

noun
One that is made to suffer injury, loss, or death:
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prey

[preɪ]
A.N (lit, fig) → presaf, víctimaf
beast of preyanimalm de rapiña
bird of preyavef de rapiña
to be (a) prey toser víctima de
she is prey to irrational fears (fig) → es presa de temoresirracionales
he fell (a) prey to the diseasefue víctimade laenfermedad
B.VIto prey on [+ animals] (= attack) → cazar; (= feed on) → alimentarse de; [+ person] →
rabbits are preyed on by foxeslos conejos son presade loszorros
to prey on sb's mindtraerpreocupadoorobsesionar a algn
doubts preyed on himle obsesionaban las dudas
the tragedy so preyed on his mind thatla tragedia le obsesionó de tal modo que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prey

[ˈpreɪ]n
(= animal) → proief
a bird of prey → un oiseau de proie
(= person) → proief
to fall prey to sth → devenir la proie de qch
to be prey to sth [+ illness, feeling] → être en proie à qch
He was prey to a growing despair → Il était en proie à un désespoirgrandissant.vt fus
[+ animal] → s'attaquer à
the effect was to starve many animals and those that preyed on them → cela a eu pour effet d'affamer de nombreuxanimauxainsi que leurs prédateurs
[+ person] → s'attaquer à
to prey on sb's mind → ronger qn
It was preying on his mind → Ça le rongeait.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prey

n (lit, fig)Beutef; (= animal also)Beutetiernt; beast of preyRaubtiernt; bird of preyRaubvogelm; to be/fall prey to somebody/something(lit)eine Beute von jdm/etwwerden; (fig)ein Opfer von jdm/etwwerden; she was (a) prey to anxietysie war leicht in Angst zu versetzen; she was (a) prey to illnesssie wurdeleichtkrank
vito prey (up)on(animals)Beutemachen auf(+acc); (pirates, thieves)(aus)plündern; (swindler etc)als Opferaussuchen; (doubts)nagen an(+dat); (anxiety)quälen; it preyed (up)on his mindes ließ ihn nichtlos, der Gedanke daran quälte ihn
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prey

[preɪ]n (alsoPrey) (fig) → preda
to be prey to (fig) → essere in preda a
prey onvi + prep (subj, animals) → predare, farpreda di; (person) → depredare
to prey on sb's mind → ossessionare qn
it was preying on his mind → gli rodeva la mente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prey

(prei) plural prey noun
a bird or animal, birds or animals, that is/are hunted by other birds or animals for food. The lion tore at its prey. prooi فَريسَه плячка presa kořist die Beute bytte λείαpresa saak طعمه saalis proieטרף शिकार plijen zsákmány mangsa bráð preda えじき 먹이 grobis, auka laupījums; medījums; upuris mangsa prooibyttezdobycz presa pradă жертва, добыча korisť plen plen rov, byte เหยื่อ av 被捕食的動物(犧牲品) здобич شکار کيا جانے والا جانور يا پرندہ con mồi 被捕食的动物(牺牲品)
beast/bird of prey
an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others. roofdier حيوان كاسِر أو طَيْر جارِح грабливо/хищно животно/птица animal/ave de rapina dravec das Raubtier, der Raubvogel rovdyr αρπακτικό animal/ave de rapiña röövloom, röövlind حیوانات شکاری petoeläin/-lintu prédateur/oiseau de proie טורף गोश्तख़ोर जानवर žrtva ragadozó (madár) pemangsa rándÿr/-fugl animale/uccello predatore 猛獣 짐승/맹금 plėšrūnas plēsējs; plēsīgs zvērs/putns binatang / burung pemangsa roofdier rovdyr/-fugl zwierz/ptak drapieżny ښكاري ځانوران animal/ave de rapina ani­mal/pasăre de pradă хищное животное/хищная птица dravec roparica grabljivica rovdjur/rovfågel นกล่าเหยื่อ yırtıcı hayvan 食肉獸(或鳥) хижак شکاري جانور يا پرندہ thú/ chim săn mồi 食肉兽(或鸟)
prey on/upon
to attack as prey. Hawks prey upon smaller birds. roof يَفْتَرِس ловя atacar lovit, živit se Jagd machen auf jage κυνηγώ, λυμαίνομαι, βασανίζω cazar una presa (röövsaagist) elatuma شکار کردن saalistaa faire sa proie de לִטרוֹף शिकार करना hvatati plijen zsákmányul ejt vmit menyerang lifa á, hafa að bráð fare preda di 捕えて食べる (~을) 먹고 살다 medžioti, persekioti medīt, ķert (laupījumu) menjadi mangsa azen opjakte på polować na ښكار كول atacar a ataca охотиться, ловить loviť, živiť sa prežati napasti jaga, leva på ล่าเป็นอาหาร avlamak, avlayarak beslenmek 捕食 полювати شکار پر حملہ کرنا săn mồi 捕食
prey is a noun or a verb: a bird of prey (not pray); to prey on (not pray on) smaller creatures.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

prey

فَرِيسَة kořist bytteBeuteλείαpresa saaliseläinproie plijenpreda 餌食

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Publication Order of Prey/Lucas Davenport Books

Rules of Prey (1989)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Shadow Prey (1990)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Eyes of Prey (1991)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Silent Prey (1992)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Winter Prey (1993)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Night Prey (1994)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Mind Prey (1995)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Sudden Prey (1996)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Secret Prey (1998)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Certain Prey (1999)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Easy Prey (2000)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Chosen Prey (2001)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Mortal Prey (2002)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Naked Prey (2003)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Hidden Prey (2004)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Broken Prey (2005)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Invisible Prey (2007)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Phantom Prey (2008)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Wicked Prey (2009)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Storm Prey (2010)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Buried Prey (2011)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Stolen Prey (2012)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Silken Prey (2013)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Field of Prey (2014)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Gathering Prey (2015)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Extreme Prey (2016)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Golden Prey (2017)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Twisted Prey (2018)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Neon Prey (2019)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Masked Prey (2020)Amazon.de | Amazon.com
Ocean Prey (2021)Amazon.de | Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lucas Davenport vs. Lincoln Rhyme Short Stories/Novellas

Rhymes With Prey: Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport (2014)Amazon.de | Amazon.com

About The Prey Books Featuring Lucas Davenport:

Developed by John Sandford – pseudonym of John Roswell Camp – Lucas Davenport is the star of the Prey Series of plot-twisting crime thrillers. Starting his law enforcement career working alone in Minnesota’s Office of Special Intelligence, Davenport is any serial killer’s biggest nightmare. A dark-complexioned, greying detective, Lucas Davenport is as unorthodox as they come. His unusual techniques and manipulative behaviors work well for him and his string of street contacts.
Often exotically dressed, Lucas Davenport is not above skirting the law and bending the rules when he feels it is necessary to solve a case. He will stop at nothing and never allows anything to stand in his way of finding suspects. His unconventional ways get him into trouble, yet he is able to solve some of the most complex crimes and pull himself out of sticky situations. It is not beyond him to leak information to the press and cause criminal suspects great unease.

In the first three novels in the series, Lucas Davenport is a Minnesota police detective. In order to avoid charges placed against him for the use of excessive force, Davenport resigns at the end of “Eyes of Prey.” In “Silent Prey,” after his resignation, the detective is invited to Manhattan to help capture Dr. Mike Bekker, the sociopath who escaped from the courthouse in the previous novel. NYPD Lieutenant and eventual love interest, Lily Rothenberg, sought out Davenport’s help in hunting down the serial killer.

The fifth novel, “Winter Prey,” brings Lucas Davenport to a small Wisconsin town where he is in pursuit of ‘The Iceman.’ This crazed murderer is difficult to find and follow amidst snowstorms and harsh winter conditions. By “Night Prey,” Davenport lands a politically appointed job as a Deputy Chief, running his own investigative unit for a few years. During this time, the homicide detective found himself solving political crimes. In the latest novels, the detective is hired into the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

Lucas Davenport spent his earlier years in life successfully writing and selling role-playing video games. He sold his software company, which started off creating video games, and eventually provided police and other emergency personnel with training videos and simulations. His technological genius left him independently wealthy, allowing him to pursue his dream career as a detective, without any financial worries.

As a detective, Lucas Davenport used his creative talent to solve crimes. He is often called on the tackle the most complex crimes in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. His knack for getting into the murderer’s head and thinking like a criminal has enhanced is crime-fighting abilities, making him one of the best homicide detectives in town.

Coupled with his ability to think through crimes, Lucas Davenport is also skilled at researching on the computer and using technological sources to solve various mysteries. When his skills alone are not sufficient, as a senior official of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Davenport is able to refer to specialized researchers for their expertise and knowledge.

Davenport’s wealth supported his obsession with guns. At the beginning of the series, the reckless detective owned a large number of guns, including:

A small, .25 automatic
A 9mm Beretta 92 F
Three .22 pistols – Ruger Mark II, Anschultz Exemplar, and Browning International Medalist
Two .45 ACP Colt Gold Cup competition pistols
A 9mm H&K P7
Four untraceable, recovered street guns, including a .38 Charter Arms
A Glock P17 pistol
A Smith and Wesson Model 40 revolver

He later added the following to his collection:

A Smith and Wesson Model 39 street gun
A Browning Citori 20-gauge shotgun
A .357 Colt Magnum Carry revolver
A .243 deer rifle, of unknown make and model
A Beretta shotgun with a detachable magazine

Unlike his successful career, Lucas Davenport’s love life saw some ups and downs. In his younger years, Davenport was a player. Without discrimination, Davenport had affairs with victims, suspects, subordinates, and fellow colleagues on the police force. As a result of his wild ways, he fathered a daughter, Sarah, out of wedlock with Jennifer Carey, a local reporter.
Settling down from his womanizing ways, Lucas Davenport married a successful surgeon, Weather Karkinnen, the mother of his son, Sam. Together with Karkinnen, Davenport later adopted Letty, a 14-year old whose mother was killed. In “Buried Prey,” Dr. Weather Karkinnen was pregnant with their second biological child – a daughter.

Two of the novels in the Prey Series have been written as television movies. In 1999, Eriq LaSalle produced “Mind Prey” and starred as Lucas Davenport. USA broadcast the movie, which was later nominated for Outstanding Achievement by the American Society of Cinematographers. Overall, however, the movie did not fare too well.

Twelve years later, Mark Harmon, of NCIS fame, played Lucas Davenport in USA’s “Certain Prey” in 2011. The made-for-television film did very well, coming in at number two on the list of first-run cable movies and giving USA their highest numbers of the year. Chris Gerolmo directed the movie, which co-starred Lola Glaudini and Tatiana Maslany.

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As one of John Sandford’s most popular characters, Lucas Davenport was initially created as a sociopath. His crazy antics and edgy style make him interesting to following. Readers are typically glued to the books in anticipation of what the lone wolf is up to next as the twisted plots unfold. As the character developed, however, Sandford changed his personality as he matured over time. “I don’t want him to wind up a bitter, lonely guy.” Although his personal life has mellowed, Lucas Davenport continues to solve crimes in mind-blowing ways.

A spin-off of the Prey Series was later created, featuring Virgil Flowers, a recurring character in some of the novels. Lucas Davenport brought Flowers to work with him at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, where they worked together to crack several cases. The two series overlap in characters, providing fans with similar mysteries from two different perspectives.

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