depredator
/ˈdɛprəˌdeɪtər/
noun
- A person or thing that steals, plunders, or destroys, especially in a violent or greedy way.
- Environmental depredators have stripped the forest of its resources without any thought for the future.
- The ancient city was looted by depredators who took everything of value.
- The company was accused of being a corporate depredator, buying up small businesses and ruining them for profit.