English Explanatory Dictionary

buzzard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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 vulture (Cathartes aura).
  3. In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
  4. A blockhead; a dunce.
  5. Synonym of double bogey.
  6. A fighter plane.
  7. The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
  8. A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
noun
  1. A bastard.
name
  1. A surname from Old French.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌzəɹd/ En-au-buzzard.ogg

Word forms

buzzard buzzards

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”).

Synonyms

buteo broadwing turkey vulture vulture double bogey

Derived words

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 stink a buzzard off a gut wagon turkey buzzard upland buzzard Buteo hemilasius white-eyed buzzard Butastur teesa
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