buzzard
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ərd noun
1.
any of several broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, especially B. buteo, of Europe.
2.
any of several New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, especially the turkey vulture.
3.
Slang. a contemptible or cantankerous person (often preceded by old ): That old buzzard has lived in the same shack for twenty years.
adjective
4.
Obsolete. senseless; stupid.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English busard < Old French, variant of buisard, equivalent to buis(on) buzzard (< Latin būteōn-, stem of būteō kind of hawk) + -ard -ard
1250–1300; Middle English busard < Old French, variant of buisard, equivalent to buis(on) buzzard (< Latin būteōn-, stem of būteō kind of hawk) + -ard -ard
Related forms
buz·zard·like, adjective
buz·zard·ly, adjective, adverb
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| —n | |
| 1. | honey buzzard Compare turkey buzzard any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc) |
| 2. | a mean or cantankerous person |
| [C13: from Old French buisard, variant of buison buzzard, from Latin būteō hawk, falcon] | |
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Word Origin & History
buzzard
c.1300, from O.Fr. buisart "buzzard, harrier, inferior hawk," from buson, buison, from L. buteonem, acc. of buteo a kind of hawk, perhaps with -art suffix for one that carries on some action or possesses some quality, with derogatory connotation (see -ard).
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Slang Dictionary
buzzard definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Since he was repulsive and had buzzard breath, he needed all the help he could get.
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