A predator is an organism (usually an animal) that kills other organism (usually another animal) to eat.

Predator or The Predator may also refer to:

Entertainment and media

Films and spin-offs

  • Predators (2025 film), documentary about television program To Catch a Predator
  • Predator (franchise), a science-fiction franchise revolving around extraterrestrial trophy hunters
  • Predator (film), 1987 film that established the franchise
  • Predator 2, 1990 film starring Danny Glover
  • Predators (2010 film), film starring Adrien Brody
  • The Predator (film), 2018 film directed by Shane Black
  • Prey (2022 film), film set in 18th century in indigenous North America
  • Predator: Badlands, 2025 film starring Elle Fanning
  • Predator (fictional species), the extraterrestrial species featured in the film
  • List of Predator comics
  • Predator (novel series), 1987–2022
  • Predator (video game), 1987 side-scrolling action game
  • Predators (video game), 2010 real-time strategy game

Literature

Comics

  • Predators, 2017 graphic novel by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez in the Spider-Gwen series

Fiction

  • Predator, 1987 novelization of the film by Paul Monette
  • Predator, 1993 novel by William F. Wu in the Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time series
  • Predator (Cornwell novel), 2005 novel by Patricia Cornwell
  • Predator, 2010 novel by Terri Blackstock
  • Predator, 2013 novel by Faye Kellerman
  • Predator (Smith novel), 2016 novel by Wilbur Smith
  • Predator, 2016 novel by Gail Z. Martin
  • Predators, 1993 novel by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg
  • Predators, 2003 novel by Anna Salter
  • Predators, 2018 novel by Michaelbrent Collings
  • The Predator, 1968 novel in the Jonas Wilde: Eliminator Saga series by Christopher Nicole writing under the name Andrew York
  • The Predator, 1976 novel by Denis Pitts
  • The Predator, 1980 novel by Russell Braddon
  • The Predator (novel), 1996 novel by K. A. Applegate; the fifth book in the Animorphs series
  • The Predator, 2001 novel by Michael Ridpath
  • The Predator, 2018 novel by Christopher Golden and Mark Morris; the novelization of the film
  • The Predators, 1998 novel by Harold Robbins

Non-fiction

  • Predator: Rape, Madness, and Injustice in Seattle, 1991 book by Jack Olsen
  • Predator!, 1991 book by Bruce Brooks; the first installment in the Knowing Nature series

Music

  • Predator (album), by Accept (1996)
  • The Predator (Ice Cube album), and its title track (1992)
  • The Predator (EP), by Ice Nine Kills (2013)
  • The Predators (Japanese band) (2005)
  • The Predators (Australian band) (2005)

Television

  • Predator, a television ident for BBC Two, first aired in 2000; see BBC Two '1991–2001' idents

Episodes

  • "Predator", Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files season 1, episode 4a (2010)
  • "Predator", Flipper (1995) season 3, episode 16 (1999)
  • "Predator", Mountain Men season 3, episode 12 (2014)
  • "Predator", NCIS: Los Angeles season 1, episode 3 (2009)
  • "Predator", Sealab 2021 season 1, episode 5 (2001)
  • "Predator", The First 48 season 19, episode 24 (2018)
  • "Predator", The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion episode 6 (2017)
  • "Predators", 24 Hours in Police Custody series 8, episode 1 (2019)
  • "Predators", Badger series 2, episode 5 (2000)
  • "Predators", Bless This Mess season 1, episode 4 (2019)
  • "Predators", Cold Squad season 4, episode 16 (2001)
  • "Predators", Deadly Women season 2, episode 6 (2009)
  • "Predators", FBI: Most Wanted season 1, episode 8 (2020)
  • "Predators", Future Weapons season 2, episode 7 (2007)
  • "Predators", NCIS: New Orleans season 6, episode 20 (2020)
  • "Predators", Strange Days on Planet Earth episode 3 (2005)
  • "Predators", The Most Extreme series 2, episode 7 (2003)
  • "The Predator", Captain Planet and the Planeteers season 2, episode 5 (1991)
  • "The Predator", Dream Corp LLC season 1, episode 3 (2016)
  • "The Predator", Horizon (British) series 31, episode 3 (1994)
  • "The Predator", Love Thy Neighbor (American) season 2, episode 3 (2014)
  • "The Predator", Strike Force episode 4 (1981)
  • "The Predator", The Dead Files season 7, episode 15 (2016)
  • "The Predator", The FBI Files season 3, episode 6 (2000)
  • "The Predators", Cannon season 2, episode 6 (1972)
  • "The Predators", Gunsmoke season 17, episode 20 (1972)
  • "The Predators", Have Gun – Will Travel season 6, episode 8 (1962)
  • "The Predators", Kung Fu season 3, episode 5 (1974)
  • "The Predators", The F.B.I. season 3, episode 25 (1968)
  • "The Predators", The Road West episode 17 (1967)

Military

  • Predator SRAW, a missile system
  • MQ-1 Predator, an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) in use since 1995
  • RQ-9 Predator B, an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) in use since 2001 and now known as the MQ-9 Reaper
  • Predator C, an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) now known as the General Atomics Avenger

People

  • Patrick Côté (fighter) (born 1980), Canadian mixed martial artist, nicknamed "The Predator"
  • Don Frye (born 1965), American mixed martial artist, nicknamed "The Predator"
  • Michael Gomez (born 1977), professional boxer, nicknamed "The Predator"
  • Horace Hogan (born 1965), American professional wrestler with the ring name "The Predator"
  • Sylvester Terkay (born 1970), American professional wrestler with the ring name "The Predator"
  • Chase Young (born 1999), American football player, nicknamed "The Predator"
  • Francis Ngannou (born 1986), French-Cameroonian mixed martial artist and current UFC Heavyweight Champion, nicknamed "The Predator."

Sports

  • Adidas Predator, a range of football boots
  • Nashville Predators, a United States hockey team
  • Orlando Predators, a United States arena football team
  • Laval Predators, a Canadian hockey team in the Ligue nord-américaine de hockey

Other uses

  • Predator (truck), a monster truck and the team to which it belongs
  • Predator (roller coaster)
  • Sexual predator
  • Predator, an agricultural-aircraft design by Burt Rutan
  • Acer Predator, a gaming computer brand
  • Predator, brand of pool (cue sports) cues
  • Predator spyware, developed by Cytrox

See also

  • Predator X (disambiguation)
  • Apex Predator (disambiguation)
  • Superpredators (disambiguation)
  • Alien vs. Predator (disambiguation)
  • Alien (disambiguation)