satyr

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satyr

/ˈsætə/ UK
/ˈseɪtɚ/ US
/ˈsætɚ/ US

Sounds like saeter (GA pronunciation), sadder (flapping) · Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ), -eɪtə(ɹ)

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From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

noun satyrs · satyre · satyrus

Greek A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection. Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long. male variation of nymphs
Roman Synonym of faun.
Similar: faun
broadly A lecherous man.
Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
obsolete The orangutan.

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noun Lecher

Español	sátiro
हिन्दी	हवसनाक havasnāk, हवसदार havasdār, हवस-परस्त havas-parast
Français	satyre

noun Greek mythology

Español	sátiro
한국어	사튀로스 satwiroseu
日本語	サテュロス satyurosu
हिन्दी	सेटिर seṭir
Português	sátiro
Français	satyre
Deutsch	Satyr
Italiano	satiro
Ελληνικά	σάτυρος sátyros
Română	satir
Русский	сати́р satír
العربية	ساتير satir

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@misc{satyr_2026,
  title = {satyr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/satyr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}