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harpy
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of HARPY
1
a bad-tempered scolding woman <in fairy tales stepmothers are often portrayed as harpies who make the lives of their stepchildren miserable>
2
a person who habitually preys upon others <having just started to make it really big in the music business, he found himself surrounded by a flock of harpies greedy for a piece of the action>
Antonyms prey
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