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buzzard

noun
/ˈbʌzəɹd/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from būteō — “hawk”
  2. derived from buison
  3. derived from busart
  4. derived from buisart
  5. inherited from bosart

Definitions

  1. Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad…

    Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

  2. Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey…

    Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

  3. In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man

    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.
  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A blockhead

      A blockhead; a dunce.

      • It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard.

    2. Synonym of double bogey.

    3. A fighter plane.

    4. The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.

    5. A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).

    6. A bastard.

    7. A surname from Old French.

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Derived

augur buzzard, Buteo augur, belled buzzard, buzzard bait, buzzard-eagle, buzzardet, buzzardlike, Buzzards Bay, common buzzard, Buteo buteo, crested honey buzzard, eastern buzzard, Buteo japonicus, European honey buzzard, forest buzzard, Buteo trizonatus, gag a buzzard off a gut wagon, grasshopper buzzard, Butastur rufipennis, grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus, honey buzzard, jackal buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus, knock a buzzard off a gut wagon, knock a buzzard off a shit wagon, lizard buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus, long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus, Madagascar buzzard, Buteo brachypterus, moor buzzard, mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus, red-necked buzzard, Buteo auguralis, rough-legged buzzard, rufous-winged buzzard, Butastur liventer · +6 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA