harpy

1. (mythology) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.Examples: "Both table and provisions vanish'd quite, With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard."

2. (derogatory) A shrewish woman.Examples: "But her most subtle wiles proved ineffectual in ridding her, even for a moment, of her harpy jailer[…]"; "[…] Ed Miliband has yet to come up with a definition of “the squeezed middle” that excludes anyone, but you can bet your bottom dollar he has these laptop-wielding harpies in mind."Synonyms: battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, crow, dragon, faggotderogatory