Harpy Synonyms

här'pē

Synonyms for Harpy

A quarrelsome, shrewish woman; scold

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Alternative spelling of battle-ax.

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The wife of Socrates, traditionally described as shrewish and scolding.

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A quarrelsome, scolding woman, especially one who is old and shrewish.

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(Person, proper) The Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

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(Geordie, pejorative) Term of abuse, usually directed at women, implying lack of personal hygiene.

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Violent anger; rage.

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(Obsolete) A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

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harpy-eagle

A neotropical eagle, Harpia harpyja

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harpia-harpyja

A taxonomic species within the genus Harpia — the harpy eagle.

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A small insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia).

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any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

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tube-nosed fruit bat

any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

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A person who torments others.

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Shrew is defined as a woman with a bad temper who nags or scolds.

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The definition of a nag is a horse, particularly an old one or one in poor condition, or a person who constantly urges, annoys or scolds.

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A person who swindles; cheat

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Any of various orders of cartilaginous fishes that are usually large and mostly marine, having a tough, spiny, usually slate-gray skin, separate lateral gill openings, and a slender, rounded body with the mouth on the underside: most sharks are fish-eaters, and some will attack humans

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(Informal) A person who lends money at exorbitant or illegal rates of interest

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Words Related to Harpy

(--- Obsolete) A female demon.

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(Informal) A wife.

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(Archaic) A reason or basis for praise

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Long-crested

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maned

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Black-and-chestnut

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Find another word for harpy. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for harpy, like: virago, battle-ax, xanthippe, hag, termagant, shylock, woman, fishwife, fury, scold and praise.