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buzzard

Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzəd/

The English word “buzzard” has 9 meanings listed here.

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).
  9. A bastard.

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”).

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