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harpy

noun

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1 a bad-tempered scolding woman

in fairy tales stepmothers are often portrayed as harpies who make the lives of their stepchildren miserable

Synonyms of harpy

battle-ax (or battle-axe), dragon lady, fury, harridan, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen

Words Related to harpy

fishwife, gorgon

carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold

belittler, derider, detractor

pettifogger, quibbler

2 a person who habitually preys upon others

having just started to make it really big in the music business, he found himself surrounded by a flock of harpies greedy for a piece of the action

Synonyms of harpy

bloodsucker, buzzard, kite, predator, shark, vampire, vulture, wolf

Words Related to harpy

exploiter, user

leech, sponge, sponger

destroyer, devourer

Antonyms of harpy

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