as in womanizer
a man given to seducing women
the legendary conquests of a suburban satyr
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satyr
Noun
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Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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After years of being known as a womanizer, Barney settled down and married Robin in the show's final season.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Options for 2026 include food cruises that travel through Burgundy and Provence and a 15-day wine lovers cruise on the Rhine and Seine Rivers.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Intense national concern even prompted President Lee Jae Myung to make a statement reassuring the public police, fire officials and the military were doing their best to capture the wolf alive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The case drew such widespread public attention that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung addressed the situation publicly, expressing hope the wolf would be captured safely.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Satyr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satyr. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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