satyr Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun man with strong sexual desires
    lecher; lech; letch.
  2. noun one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
    forest god.

WordNet

Sa"tyr noun
Etymology
L. satyrus, Gr. : cf. F. satyre.
Definitions
  1. (Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.
    Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, From the glad sound would not be absent long. Milton.
  2. (Zoöl.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidæ. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns.
  3. (Zoöl.) The orangoutang.

Webster 1913