First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
centaur
noun cen·taur \ˈsen-ˌtȯr\
: a creature in Greek mythology that is part human and part horse
Full Definition of CENTAUR
: any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
See centaur defined for English-language learners
See centaur defined for kids
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of CENTAUR
Middle English, from Latin Centaurus, from Greek Kentauros
Rhymes with CENTAUR
abhor, adore, afore, and/or, as for, ashore, backdoor, bailor, bandore, Bangor, bedsore, before, bezoar, bookstore, box score, but for, call for, candor, captor, chain store, claymore, closed-door, cold sore, cold store, condor, Côte d'Or, decor, deplore, dime-store, Dior, done for, donor, downpour, drugstore, Dutch door, encore, ephor, explore, eyesore, fall for, feoffor, fetor, Fillmore, first floor, flexor, folklore, footsore, foreshore, fourscore, French door, full-bore, Gabor, galore, Glen More, go for, ground floor, gun for, hard-core, hog score, ichor, ignore, implore, Indore, indoor, in for, inshore, in-store, Kotor, Lahore, lakeshore, lector, lee shore, lessor, line score, look for, Luxor, memoir, mentor, Mysore, nearshore, Nestor, next-door, offshore, onshore, outdoor, outpour, phosphor, psywar, rancor, rapport, raptor, raw score, Realtor, restore, rhetor, savior, seafloor, seashore, sector, seignior, Senghor, senhor, sensor, settlor, Seymour, signor, smoothbore, s'more, soft-core, sophomore, stand for, stentor, stertor, storm door, Strathmore, stressor, stridor, subfloor, swear for, Tagore, take for, temblor, tensor, therefor, therefore, threescore, Timor, trapdoor, turgor, uproar, vendor, what's more, wherefore, wild boar, woodlore, z-score
CENTAUR Defined for Kids
centaur
noun cen·taur \ˈsen-ˌtȯr\
Definition of CENTAUR for Kids
: a creature in Greek mythology that is part man and part horse
Learn More About CENTAUR
Browse
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up centaur? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).