satyr
noun
, chiefly British ˈsa-\
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, sə- , sa- \
adjective
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Synonyms
Casanova, Don Juan, lecher, lothario, lounge lizard, masher, philanderer, wolf, womanizer
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The other exemplary work is a large bronze figure of an elderly drunken satyr sprawled atop a lion pelt and wineskin strewn across a rock. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Review: Getty Villa’s ‘Buried by Vesuvius’ is exquisite and, at times, explicit," 3 July 2019 Like the imprints on the satyr’s hair, the coin’s patina has preserved the shapes of some fibres. — The Economist, "Buried metal artefacts gather stories on their surfaces," 4 July 2019 The satyr has recently emerged from the Getty’s adept conservation labs. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Review: Getty Villa’s ‘Buried by Vesuvius’ is exquisite and, at times, explicit," 3 July 2019 Every good hero saga needs a sidekick, and Jorrel Javier fills the bill with hyperkinetic energy as the bumbling-but-loyal buddy Grover, a satyr who … um … talks to squirrels. — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, "Review: ‘The Lightning Thief’ strikes out, but performances shine," 20 June 2019 And that the mythological character Orchis, the son of a satyr and a nymph, was turned into a flower after his death. — Lawrence Osborne, Town & Country, "The Hidden Power of Orchids," 14 Apr. 2017 Others are scattered apparently randomly: an Athena here, a horse or a satyr there, among bulls’ heads, griffins, sphinxes, garden urns or busts of 5th-century B.C. Athenian philosopher Socrates and the 19th-century Greek poet Dionysios Solomos. — Washington Post, "Greek terracotta workshop produces an army of gods," 23 Dec. 2017 The natural world and its palliative force is further evoked by a lime-green velvet Gio Ponti chair that vaguely resembles a pea pod, and a black velvet Mark Brazier-Jones chaise longue with silver steel satyr feet. — Amanda Fortini, New York Times, "A Paris Boudoir Where Everything’s Meant to Be Touched," 12 Oct. 2017 Both vases sported the same depictions of a satyr pulling the Greek god of wine, Dionysis, in a cart. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Meet the Art World’s Antiquities Sleuth," 2 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'satyr.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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