vulture
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vulture
- /ˈvʌltʃə/ UK
- /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌltʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.
noun vultures
- Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae. The outer third of the wing of a vulture consists of the wing tips. The inner two-thirds of the wing are cambered (when the wing is extended), and are concerned with lifting effort in unsoarable air and with lifting and tractive effort in soarable air.
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A person who profits from the suffering of others.
Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.
Similar: ambulance chaser, vampire
verb vultures · vulturing · vultured
- To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture. Rudy vultured when asking the girl out.
adjective
- ravenous; rapacious Whose vultur thought doth pitch the price so hie, That she will draw his lips rich treasure drie.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: predator, marauder, buzzard, griffon, mob, opportunist, two-bit, vautour, eagle, cathartiform, vulture bee, carrion crow, turkey vulture, vultureling, accipitrid, accipitriform
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noun bird
| Español | buitre, zopilote, sopilote, gallinazo, samuro, zamuro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 독수리 doksuri |
| 日本語 | 禿鷹 hagetaka, 禿鷲 hagewashi |
| 中文 | 兀鷹 /兀鹰 wùyīng, 鵰 /雕 diāo |
| हिन्दी | गिद्ध giddh |
| Kiswahili | tai, gushu, tumbusi |
| Português | abutre, urubu, condor |
| Français | vautour, carencro (Cajun) |
| Deutsch | Geier, Geierin |
| Italiano | avvoltoio |
| Ελληνικά | γύπας gýpas |
| Română | vultur |
| Русский | гриф grif, стервя́тник stervjátnik |
| Tiếng Việt | kền kền |
| العربية | نَسْر nasr |
| עברית | נשר nesher, עוזנייה, עָזְנִיָּה 'ozniyá |
noun person
| Español | buitre |
|---|---|
| Français | charognard, vautour |
| Deutsch | Aasgeier |
| Русский | стервя́тник stervjátnik |
Talk about this word "vulture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vulture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vulture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vulture "vulture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vulture.Cite this
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title = {vulture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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