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buzzard
1[ buhz-erd ]
noun
- any of several broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, especially B. buteo, of Europe.
- any of several New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, especially the turkey vulture.
- Slang. a contemptible or cantankerous person (often preceded by old ):
That old buzzard has lived in the same shack for twenty years.
adjective
- Obsolete. senseless; stupid.
buzzard
2[ buhz-erd ]
noun
, British Dialect.
- any of various nocturnal buzzing insects, as cockchafers.
buzzard
/ ˈbʌzəd /
noun
- any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo , typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc) Compare honey buzzard turkey buzzard
- a mean or cantankerous person
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Other Words From
- buzzard·like adjective
- buzzard·ly adjective adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buzzard1
C13: from Old French buisard , variant of buison buzzard, from Latin būteō hawk, falcon
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Example Sentences
We can deal with that old buzzard as freely and as profitably as if we were in a cutthroat pawnshop.
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Lying so, she looked far up into the blue sky where a buzzard floated on lazy wings.
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But quick as she was, the buzzard, who had been watching her movements from the bough of a tree, was quicker still.
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The process that had answered for one cat would answer for a second, as the buzzard very well knew.
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The bees droned, and the wheeling buzzard suddenly dropped like a plummet a hundred yards through the larkspur blue.
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