buzzard
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buzzard¹
- /ˈbʌzəd/ UK
- /ˈbʌzɚd/ US
- /ˈbɐzəd/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈbʊzəd/ Northern England
- /ˈbʌzəɾd/ Scotland
Where it comes from
From Middle English bosart, from Anglo-Norman buisart, from Old French busart, busard, a derivative ( + -ard) of Old French buison, buson (French buse), possibly from Latin būteō (“hawk”).
noun buzzards
- Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
- Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
- In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person. Perhaps the crusty old buzzard loved his only child more than anyone had given him credit for all these years — maybe even more than he himself had realized.
- A blockhead; a dunce. 1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 142, An old man’s shadow is better than a young buzzard’s sword.
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Synonym of double bogey.
Similar: double bogey
- A fighter plane.
- The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
- A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
Similar: buteo, broadwing, turkey vulture, vulture
buzzard²
- /ˈbʌzəd/ UK
- /ˈbʌzɚd/ US
- /ˈbɐzəd/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈbʊzəd/ Northern England
- /ˈbʌzəɾd/ Scotland
noun buzzards
- A bastard.
Buzzard³
proper noun Buzzards
- A surname from Old French.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: buteo, broadwing, turkey vulture, vulture
Translations
Every language
noun bird of the genus Buteo
| Español | águila ratonera, ratonero común, busardo, aguilucho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 말똥가리 malttonggari |
| 日本語 | 鵟 nosuri |
| 中文 | 鵟 /𫛭 kuáng |
| Português | águia-de-asa-redonda, milhafre |
| Français | buse |
| Deutsch | Bussard |
| Italiano | poiana |
| Ελληνικά | γερακίνα gerakína |
| Română | șoricar |
| Русский | каню́к kanjúk, сары́ч sarýč |
| العربية | حَوَام ḥawām |
| עברית | עַקָּב 'aqáv |
noun slang or derogatory term for a person
| Français | sale bougre, sale bougresse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | alter Gauner, alte Gaunerin |
| Русский | хрыч xryč |
| Tiếng Việt | ó |
Talk about this word "buzzard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buzzard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. buzzard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buzzard "buzzard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/buzzard.Cite this
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title = {buzzard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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