prey

Noun

• animal hunted or caught for food

• 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
    

Verb

• prey on or hunt for
  • These mammals predate certain eggs
    

• profit from in an exploitatory manner
  • He feeds on her insecurity
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  quarry , target , fair game , raven , predate , feed