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satyr

noun

ˈsā-tər

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as in womanizer

a man given to seducing women the legendary conquests of a suburban satyr

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Recent Examples of satyr After the dig, the IAA’s conservation team restored, cleaned and reassembled the other fragments of the sarcophagus, revealing its central image: Dionysus, surrounded by his female followers, known as maenads, and half-man, half-goat satyrs. —

Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025 The series stars Walker Scobell as the titular demigod, Leah Sava Jeffries as Athena’s daughter Annabeth Chase, Aryan Simhadri as satyr Grover Underwood, Charlie Bushnell as Hermes’ son Luke Castellan, Dior Goodjohn as Ares’ daughter Clarisse La Rue and Daniel Diemer as Percy’s half-brother Tyson. —

Andy Swift, TVLine, 14 Mar. 2025 Its melancholy lyrics centered around a Greek myth in which the satyr, Marsyas, challenges the god Apollo to a music contest, and for his hubris, ends up skinned alive. —

Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2025 Originally, the creature was thought to have come from the old pre-Christian myths involving beasts from the forest and creatures such as satyrs, Krampus became linked with St Nicholas in the Middle Ages, the site said. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for satyr

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Noun

The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Sandro Petraglia’s script characterizes him as a dashing rogue out of his depth, an artistic genius in an illicit trade, a disco-loving womanizer, all of which Castellitto performs with confidence.

— Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026