Saki was the pen-name of Hector Hugh Munro, chosen from the
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam. Saki was a satirist and author with a taste for the witty and outrageous. Saki wrote for newspapers such as the
Westminster Gazette,
Daily Express,
Bystander,
Morning Post, and
Outlook. He is considered a master of the short story, and is often compared to
O. Henry and
Dorothy Parker.
Also: any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
Saki is also an (uncommon) alternate spelling for sake, the alcoholic drink.