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satyr

noun

ˈsā-tər

Definition of satyr

as in womanizer

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

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Recent Examples of satyr Aryan Simhadri plays Grover Underwood, satyr and searcher for the great god Pan. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025 Jacob Ming-Trent and Alex Newell drop in to sing their hearts out as, respectively, a minister and the satyr god Pan. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 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 Alongside flute-piping satyrs, they’re engaged in a wild, ritualistic dance, while shellfish, eels, squid and poultry dangle above them. — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for satyr

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The piece follows the fall of the notorious libertine, a reckless womanizer, ignoring many supernatural warnings until a ghostly stone attempts to have its way with his soul.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
The serial womanizer, 29, who’s appeared on Too Hot to Handle and Perfect Match, found his forever love in Amber Mozo on Wednesday’s finale of Netflix’s Let’s Marry Harry.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

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Overton, however, claimed that both informants were lying — and that the semen found on the comforter was planted on the scene by a spurned ex-lover with connections to the police department.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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It’s best visited in the winter and early spring (mid-December through early April) when the elk and wolves are most active.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Walk past a guard wolf to see a potion brewing, a spidery scenario in the yard, gothic graves, a skeletal spot in one corner and plenty of gore on the porch.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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