Definition
The most significant or most harmful predatory creature, used to describe the supreme predator in an ecosystem or story.
Etymology
Composed of 'arch-' (chief) and 'depredator' (one who preys upon or plunders), from Latin 'depraedari' meaning to rob or devastate. The term appears occasionally in ecological and fantasy literature to emphasize supreme predatory status.
Kelly Says
This word reveals how we borrow metaphors from nature—calling someone an 'archdepredator' in social contexts shows how predator-prey language has moved from biology into describing power dynamics in human relationships and business.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርች አጥንት 食肉
arch atint shi-k-rut
ARالعربية
أحد الأعداء الرئيسيين
ahad al-a'dâ' al-ra'isîyîn
BNবাংলা
প্রধান শিকারী
prodhān shīkāri
CACatalà
arquedepredador
ar-ke-de-pre-da-dor
CSČeština
archpredátor
arch-pre-da-tor
DADansk
archpredator
ark-pre-da-tor
DEDeutsch
Arch-Raubtier
ark-roob-tee-er
ELΕλληνικά
αρχι-πρ専用ή
ar-khi-pre-dhe
ESEspañol
arch depredador
ark deh-PREH-dah-dor
FAفارسی
شکارچی برتر
shakar-chi behtar
FISuomi
arkkipolvijahti
arkki-polvi-jahti
FRFrançais
archipredateur
ark-ee-pree-dah-toor
GUGU
આર્ક પ્રેડેટર
aark pre-da-tor
HAHA
shugaban garkuwa
shu-ga-ban gar-ku-wa
HEעברית
אדון טורף
adon torf
HIहिन्दी
प्रमुख शिकारी
pramukh shkari
HUMagyar
archpredátor
arch-pre-da-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemburu utama
pemburu utama
IGIG
nwa akụrụ
nwa aku-ru
ITItaliano
archipredatore
ark-ee-pre-da-tore
KKKK
архи-ауыс
arkhi-avys
KMKM
អារក្ស រាជ
a-rak-s ra-ch
KO한국어
최고 포식자
choe-go po-sik-ja
MRMR
अर्च्च शिकारी
arch-cha shi-ka-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
penjahat utama
penjahat utama
MYမြန်မာ
အရှိဆုံး သတ္တိ
a-ye-shi-soun tha-tti
NLNederlands
archpredator
ark-pre-da-tor
NONorsk
archpredator
ark-pre-da-tor
PAPA
ਅਰਚ-ਪ੍ਰੇਡેਟਰ
arch-pre-da-tor
PLPolski
archypredator
arch-i-pre-da-tor
PTPortuguês
arquepredador
ar-kee-pre-da-dor
RORomână
arhiprădător
arhi-pră-da-tor
RUРусский
архихищник
arkhi-khisnik
SVSvenska
archpredatör
ark-pre-da-tor
SWKiswahili
mwanzilishi wa wanyama
mwan-zi-li-shi wa wa-nya-ma
TAதமிழ்
சூப்பர் விலங்குகள்
suuppaar vilaṅku
TEతెలుగు
అధిక శিকారి
adhi-ka-shi-ka-ri
THไทย
ยอดนักล่า
yot nak la
TLTL
pangunahing mangangaso
pun-ga-na-hing man-ga-an-so
TRTürkçe
arş-avcı
arş-av-cı
UKУкраїнська
архіхищник
arkhi-khisnik
URاردو
مہم شکارچی
mahm shakar-chi
VITiếng Việt
kẻ săn mồi tối thượng
ke san moi toi thuong
ZH中文
终极掠食者
zhù-jīng lüè-shí-zhě
ZUZU
isilo esiphethele
i-si-lo e-si-phe-the-le