buzzard
1any of several broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, especially B. buteo, of Europe.
any of several New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, especially the turkey vulture.
Slang. a contemptible or cantankerous person (often preceded by old): That old buzzard has lived in the same shack for twenty years.
Obsolete. senseless; stupid.
Origin of buzzard
1Other words from buzzard
- buz·zard·like, adjective
- buz·zard·ly, adjective, adverb
Words Nearby buzzard
How to use buzzard in a sentence
The sight of ravens, a bald eagle, or, in the warmer months, a buzzard, makes her grow tense.
Someone Is Killing Wild Horses in Arizona. One Woman Is Determined to Find Out Who | Marisa Agha / Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Ariz. | March 25, 2022 | TimeTo that end, last year buzzard, Massot, and Johan Commelin of the University of Freiburg in Germany undertook an ambitious proof-of-concept project.
Building the Mathematical Library of the Future | Kevin Hartnett | October 1, 2020 | Quanta MagazineWe can deal with that old buzzard as freely and as profitably as if we were in a cutthroat pawnshop.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyLying so, she looked far up into the blue sky where a buzzard floated on lazy wings.
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightBut quick as she was, the buzzard, who had been watching her movements from the bough of a tree, was quicker still.
The Animal Story Book | Various
The process that had answered for one cat would answer for a second, as the buzzard very well knew.
The Animal Story Book | VariousThe bees droned, and the wheeling buzzard suddenly dropped like a plummet a hundred yards through the larkspur blue.
Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for buzzard
/ (ˈbʌzəd) /
any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc): Compare honey buzzard, turkey buzzard
a mean or cantankerous person
Origin of buzzard
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