# satyr

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsætə/ · frequency rank #55,082

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. Synonym of faun.
3. A lecherous man.
4. Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
5. The orangutan.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/satyr