buzzard
UK/ˈbʌzəd/US/ˈbʌzɚd/
buzzard noun: any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
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Noun (1)
buzzard (plural buzzards)
- Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
- Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
- In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
- Perhaps the crusty old buzzard loved his only child more than anyone had given him credit for all these years — maybe even more than he himself had realized.1995, LaRee Bryant, Forever, My Love, page 88
- A blockhead; a dunce.
- An old man’s shadow is better than a young buzzard’s sword.1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 142
- It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard.1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Animated Nature, volume 6, Index
- Synonym of double bogey.
- Synonyms:
- double bogey
- A fighter plane.
- The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
- A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
Noun (2)
buzzard (plural buzzards)
- A bastard.
Proper noun capitalized: Buzzard
Buzzard (plural Buzzards)
- A surname from Old French.
buzzard meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Arabic
buzzard in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
buzzard in Malayalam
- പരുന്തുവർഗ്ഗത്തില്ൽപ്പെട്ട പക്ഷി
buzzard in Tagalog
- bird of the genus Buteo
- buharo
buzzard in Arabic
- bird of the genus Buteo
- حَوَام ḥawām
More languagesFewer languages
- buzzard in Indonesian
- sikep
- buzzard in Persian
- سارگپه sârgape
- buzzard in Vietnamese
- ó
Synonyms of buzzard
Forms of buzzard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | buzzards |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Buzzards |
Origin of buzzard
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”).
Words formed from buzzard
- 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
Phrases with buzzard
- Leighton Buzzard
- gags a buzzard off a gut wagon
- stank a buzzard off a gut wagon
- stunk a buzzard off a gut wagon
- gagged a buzzard off a gut wagon
- knocks a buzzard off a gut wagon
- stinks a buzzard off a gut wagon
- gagging a buzzard off a gut wagon
- knocked a buzzard off a gut wagon
- knocks a buzzard off a shit wagon
- knocked a buzzard off a shit wagon
- knocking a buzzard off a gut wagon
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Questions about buzzard
- What does buzzard mean?
- Buzzard means any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
- What is buzzard in Tamil?
- Buzzard in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Buzzard meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is buzzard?
- Buzzard can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce buzzard?
- Buzzard is pronounced /ˈbʌzəd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of buzzard?
- The plural of buzzard is buzzards.
Words near buzzard in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: buzzard (page history and authors); Buzzard (page history and authors); buzzard (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); buzzard (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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