Cerberus

[ sur-ber-uhs ]

noun

, plural Cer·ber·us·es, Cer·ber·i [sur, -b, uh, -rahy]

1. Also Kerberos []. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.
2. a formidable and often surly keeper or guard.

Cerberus

/ səˈbɪərɪən; ˈsɜːbərəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance to Hades
2. a sop to Cerberus
   a sop to Cerberus a bribe or something given to propitiate a potential source of danger or problems

Cerberus

1. In classical mythology , the three-headed dog who guarded the entrance to Hades .

Derived Forms

• Cerberean, adjective

Other Words From

• Cer·be·re·an [ser-, beer, -ee-, uh, n], Cerber·ic adjective

Example Sentences

Beyond being able to track your phone on a map and trigger its speakers, Cerberus lets you take pictures from your phone’s camera and screenshots of its screen.

From Popular-Science

Cerberus, an anti-theft app for Android, offers a week of free use and then requires a subscription fee of 5 euros a year, which is around $6.

From Popular-Science

Thane is also a necessary casualty of the war who effectively and emotionally raises the stakes against Cerberus.

From Washington Post

Miranda left Cerberus after “Mass Effect 2,” deciding that it’s more important to focus on her sister, Oriana, with the limited time the galaxy appears to have left.

From Washington Post

Miranda is also necessary for getting players to sympathize with Cerberus, who up until “Mass Effect 2” was an antagonistic terrorist group.

From Washington Post

The Financial Times reported that CALSTRS had expressed concern with Cerberus about the investment.

From The Daily Beast

Cerberus claims that “as a firm, we are investors, not statesmen or policy makers.”

From The Daily Beast

In recent years, Cerberus has purposely become involved with companies that benefit from, and rely on, public policy.

From The Daily Beast

Cerberus is now going to have to dump Freedom Group at a fire-sale price.

From The Daily Beast

And this higher level of public debate is making Cerberus uncomfortable.

From The Daily Beast

With the money a small quantity of pudding or cheese was put in for Cerberus, to propitiate him.

From Project Gutenberg

The last labour was to bring from the infernal regions the three-headed dog Cerberus.

From Project Gutenberg

They cost me many a dollar to send through the stage-door by the gouty Cerberus at the gate when Bella trod the boards.

From Project Gutenberg

The twelfth and last labor of Hercules was to bring from Hades the three-headed dog, Cerberus.

From Project Gutenberg

I certainly felt somewhat uncomfortable in this situation, and I thought of Cerberus on the other side of the Styx ferry.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• curator
• keeper
• overseer
• protector
• steward
• superintendent
• supervisor
• warden
• watchdog