centaur

Meaning

1. (Greek) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
2. (also, capitalized) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
3. A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.
4. (broadly) A human and an AI who work together.

Synonyms

hippocentaur

troop

Translations

centaure

centauro

Zentaur

centaur

centauro

centauro

centaurus

paardmens

Kentaur

centaure

قنطور

κένταυρος

Centaurus

Centaure

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛntɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).