buzzard

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) In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
4. (archaic) A blockhead; a dunce.
5. Synonym of double bogey.
6. (US, World-War-I, slang) A fighter plane.
7. (US, dated, slang) The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
8. (US, slang) A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌzəɹd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bosart

Cognate with French: buse

In summary

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”).

Synonyms

hawk

turkey buzzard

turkey vulture

falcon

Buteo buteo

Cathartes aura

common buzzard

condor

duck hawk

eagle

🦅

kestrel

peregrine falcon

vulture

chicken hawk

Translations

buse

poiana

myszołów

buizerd

Bussard

şahin

Buteo buteo

aligot

milhafre

busardo

tartana

γερακίνα

Buteo sp.

águia de asa redonda

gallinazo