raptor

raptor · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromraptor“kidnapper, thief”
2. Middle English · inherited fromraptour
3. English todayraptor

From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).

raptor · noun²

Popularized (and possibly coined) in 1990 by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park; clipping of velociraptor, ultimately of the same etymology as above.