| 释义 |
▪ I. preyer|ˈpreɪə(r)|
[f. prey v. + -er1.]
One who or that which preys.
1586J. Hooker Hist. Irel. i. in Holinshed II. 1/1 She became and would needs be a preie vnto the preier. 1834Fraser's Mag. X. 535 The heartless preyer will in turn be prey. 1848Ibid. XXXVIII. 398 Useless preyers upon the public revenues.
▪ II. preyer, -ere, -or
obs. forms of prayer. |