buzzard

See also: Buzzard

buzzard - English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈbʌzəɹd/

Noun

buzzard (plural buzzards)

  1. Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
  2. (Canada, US) Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
  3. (colloquial, derogatory, slang, often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
  4. (archaic) A blockhead; a dunce.
  5. (golf) Synonym of double bogey

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Translations

  • French: sale bougre m, sale bougresse f
  • German: alter Gauner m, alte Gaunerin f
  • Polish: piernik (pl) m, zgred m
  • Russian: хрыч (ru) m (xryč) (old man)
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