English Explanatory Dictionary

vulture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
  2. A person who profits from the suffering of others.
verb
  1. To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture.
adj
  1. ravenous; rapacious

Pronunciation

/ˈvʌltʃə/ /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ en-us-vulture.ogg

Word forms

vulture vultures vulturing vultured

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.

Synonyms

ambulance chaser vampire

Derived words

culture vulture Pondicherry vulture red-headed vulture vulture bee vulture capitalism vulture capitalist vulture culture vulture fund vulture hock vulturelike vulturine vulturish vulturous white scavenger vulture
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