Harpy synonyms
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A quarrelsome, shrewish woman; scold
(Person, proper) The Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
The wife of Socrates, traditionally described as shrewish and scolding.
A person who swindles; cheat
(Informal) A person who lends money at exorbitant or illegal rates of interest
hag (related)
(--- Obsolete) A female demon.
woman (related)
(Informal) A wife.
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Violent anger; rage.
(Obsolete) A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
praise (related)
(Archaic) A reason or basis for praise
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harpy-eagle
A neotropical eagle, Harpia harpyja
A small insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia).
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
A person who torments others.
Long-crested (related)
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white-tailed (related)
Black-and-chestnut (related)
maned (related)
sea-eagle (related)
pterodactyl (related)
Shrew is defined as a woman with a bad temper who nags or scolds.
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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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
Find another word for harpy. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for harpy, like: virago, shylock, xanthippe, swindler, loan-shark, hag, woman, fishwife, fury, scold and termagant.