swooper
/ˈswupər/
noun
- A person or thing that swoops, especially one that moves quickly downward to seize or attack.
- The hawk was a swift swooper, catching mice in the field.
- The swooper at the carnival ride swooped down and lifted us into the air.
- In the game, the swooper character dives from the sky to grab coins.
- A type of bird that catches prey by diving rapidly from above.
- We watched a swooper glide high before its sudden descent.
- Peregrine falcons are famous swoopers, striking their prey mid-flight.
- The zoo's exhibit featured several swoopers, including kestrels and hawks.