raptor

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹæptə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæptɚ/ Rhymes: -æptə(ɹ) Hyphenation: rap‧tor === Etymology 1 === From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”). ==== Alternative forms ==== rapter (obsolete) raptour (obsolete, rare) ==== Noun ==== raptor (plural raptors) A bird of prey. (obsolete) One who ravishes or plunders. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above. ==== Noun ==== raptor (plural raptors) (informal, paleontology) One of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === “raptor”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Parrot, parrot == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin raptor. === Noun === raptor m (plural raptors, feminine raptora, feminine plural raptores) kidnapper, abductor ==== Related terms ==== raptar rapte === Further reading === “raptor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Latin == === Etymology === From rapiō (“seize, grab, snatch”) + -tor. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈrap.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrap.tor] === Noun === raptor m (genitive raptōris); third declension A thief, robber, plunderer. An abductor, kidnapper. Synonym: rapīnātor ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== raptrīx ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “raptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “raptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “raptor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -oɾ Hyphenation: rap‧tor === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin raptor. ==== Noun ==== raptor m (plural raptores, feminine raptora, feminine plural raptoras) abductor; kidnapper Synonym: sequestrador bird of prey Synonym: ave de rapina ==== Adjective ==== raptor (feminine raptora, masculine plural raptores, feminine plural raptoras) abductive (relational) of birds of prey Synonym: rapinante === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English raptor. ==== Noun ==== raptor m (plural raptores) (informal, paleontology) raptor === Further reading === “raptor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “raptor”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “raptor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “raptor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “raptor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin raptor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rabˈtoɾ/ [raβ̞ˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: rap‧tor === Noun === raptor m (plural raptores, feminine raptora, feminine plural raptoras) kidnapper; abductor Synonym: secuestrador === Further reading === “raptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025