Cerberus

[ sur-ber-uh s ]

/ ˈsɜr bər əs /

Also Kerberos. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.

a formidable and often surly keeper or guard.

OTHER WORDS FROM Cerberus

Cer·be·re·an

[ser-beer-ee-uh n] /sərˈbɪər i ən/, Cer·ber·ic, adjective

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

Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group |Daniel Gross |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Cerberus claims that “as a firm, we are investors, not statesmen or policy makers.”

Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group |Daniel Gross |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In recent years, Cerberus has purposely become involved with companies that benefit from, and rely on, public policy.

Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group |Daniel Gross |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Cerberus is now going to have to dump Freedom Group at a fire-sale price.

Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group |Daniel Gross |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

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

Cerberus to Sell Stake in Gunmaker Freedom Group |Daniel Gross |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
If somebody was coming to help the Cerberus it would be bound to spot the other ship, and it didn't want to be spotted.

A Matter of Importance |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
But there must've been another ship aground when the Cerberus came in.

A Matter of Importance |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
I hear the voice of Socrates, and it frightens me as much as the voice of Cerberus.

Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds |John Russell Russell
The whole trio are no better than Mrs. Malaprops idea of Cerberus, three gentlemen at once, and must be encountered together.

Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 6 (of 20) |Charles Sumner
But, once past the magic gateway, once past the Cerberus at the door, you come upon an interior often unguessed and undreamed of.

Highways and Byways in London |Mrs. E. T. Cook.

Cerberus

/ (ˈsɜːbərəs) /

Greek myth a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance to Hades

a sop to Cerberus a bribe or something given to propitiate a potential source of danger or problems

Cerberean (səˈbɪərɪən), adjective

Cerberus

[ (sur-buh-ruhs) ]

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