HARPY Meaning of HARPY in English [har.py] n, pl harpies [L Harpyia, fr. Gk] (1513) 1 cap: a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird 2. a: a predatory person: leech b: a shrewish woman Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012