buzzard en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɐzəd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈbʊzəd/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈbʌzəɾd/ (Scotland)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈbʌzɚd/ (General-American)
- /ˈbʌzəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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”).
Meanings
- Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
- (Canada, US) Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
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(colloquial, derogatory, qualifier:often preceded by "old"; the "old buzzard"; often preceded by "old"; the "old buzzard", slang) 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:
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(archaic) A blockhead; a dunce.
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: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, An old man’s shadow is better than a young buzzard’s sword.
- Synonym of double bogey.
- (US, World-War-I, slang) A fighter plane.
- (US, dated, slang) The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
- (US, slang) A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buzzards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
condor · birdie · eagle · albatross · par · ostrich · bogey
Deriveds
Butastur indicus · long-legged buzzard · Buteo oreophilus · Buteo auguralis · Buteo rufinus · rufous-winged buzzard · knock a buzzard off a shit wagon · red-necked buzzard · buzzardet · buzzardlike · augur buzzard · mountain buzzard · Buteo augur · Butastur rufipennis · buzzard bait · jackal buzzard · buzzard-eagle · Buteo trizonatus · belled buzzard · Madagascar buzzard · Buzzards Bay · grasshopper buzzard · crested honey buzzard · lizard buzzard · Kaupifalco monogrammicus · honey buzzard · common buzzard · Buteo japonicus · moor buzzard · Buteo brachypterus · upland buzzard · European honey buzzard · turkey buzzard · knock a buzzard off a gut wagon · gag a buzzard off a gut wagon · Butastur liventer · Butastur teesa · Buteo hemilasius · forest buzzard · white-eyed buzzard · stink a buzzard off a gut wagon · eastern buzzard · rough-legged buzzard · Buteo buteo · grey-faced buzzard · Buteo rufofuscus
Synonyms
double bogey · vulture · turkey vulture · broadwing · buteo
Translations (104)
grc τριόρχης (bird of the genus Buteo) · la būteō (bird of the genus Buteo) · ang tysċa (bird of the genus Buteo) · rom worolo (bird of the genus Buteo) · gd clamhan (bird of the genus Buteo) · kk жамансары (bird of the genus Buteo) · oc tartana (bird of the genus Buteo) · ka კაკაჩა (bird of the genus Buteo) · se sáhpánfálli (bird of the genus Buteo) · nah caxtīllān cuāuhtohtli (bird of the genus Buteo) · fa سارگپه (bird of the genus Buteo) · nb våk (bird of the genus Buteo) · eo buteo (bird of the genus Buteo) · chr ᏑᎵ (bird of the genus Buteo) · da musvåge (bird of the genus Buteo) · sc tappàiu (bird of the genus Buteo) · hsb paskulica (bird of the genus Buteo) · fr buse (bird of the genus Buteo) · it poiana (bird of the genus Buteo) · vec pója (bird of the genus Buteo) · ru сары́ч (bird of the genus Buteo) · sh ми̏ша̄р (bird of the genus Buteo) · rif asiwan (bird of the genus Buteo) · fr sale bougresse (slang or derogatory term for a person) · ko 말똥가리 (bird of the genus Buteo) · sv ormvråk (bird of the genus Buteo) · pl myszołów (bird of the genus Buteo) · gl buzaco (bird of the genus Buteo) · sh škánjac (bird of the genus Buteo) · gd àrmhaigh (bird of the genus Buteo) · pl piernik (slang or derogatory term for a person) · is músvákur (bird of the genus Buteo) · ru каню́к (bird of the genus Buteo) · dsb pašturlica (bird of the genus Buteo) · ru хрыч (slang or derogatory term for a person) · mt kuċċarda prima (bird of the genus Buteo) · ja 鵟 (bird of the genus Buteo) · be каня (bird of the genus Buteo) · fur cagne (bird of the genus Buteo) · es águila ratonera (bird of the genus Buteo) · gl bexato (bird of the genus Buteo) · pt águia-de-asa-redonda (bird of the genus Buteo) · hsb pašturlica (bird of the genus Buteo) · ro șoricar (bird of the genus Buteo) · cs káně (bird of the genus Buteo) · vi ó (slang or derogatory term for a person) · pt milhafre (bird of the genus Buteo) · tr şahin (bird of the genus Buteo) · kk ақсары (bird of the genus Buteo) · gl buxardo (bird of the genus Buteo) · se sáhpánboaimmáš (bird of the genus Buteo) · sl kanja (bird of the genus Buteo) · cy boncath (bird of the genus Buteo) · hy լալկան բազե (bird of the genus Buteo) · gl miñato (bird of the genus Buteo) · de alte Gaunerin (slang or derogatory term for a person) · et hiireviu (bird of the genus Buteo) · cy bwncath (bird of the genus Buteo) · ar حَوَام (bird of the genus Buteo) · id sikep (bird of the genus Buteo) · ga clamhán (bird of the genus Buteo) · sc pilloni farrancau (bird of the genus Buteo) · rm girun (bird of the genus Buteo) · es aguilucho (bird of the genus Buteo) · fy mûzefalk (bird of the genus Buteo) · cho sheki (bird of the genus Buteo) · no musvåk (bird of the genus Buteo) · mk јастреб глувчар (bird of the genus Buteo) · tl buharo (bird of the genus Buteo) · km ត្មាត (bird of the genus Buteo) · sq hutë (bird of the genus Buteo) · ca aguilot (bird of the genus Buteo) · mk де́де (slang or derogatory term for a person) · fr sale bougre (slang or derogatory term for a person) · lt suopis (bird of the genus Buteo) · de alter Gauner (slang or derogatory term for a person) · el γερακίνα (bird of the genus Buteo) · lld gabinel (bird of the genus Buteo) · sh шка́њац (bird of the genus Buteo) · br baou (bird of the genus Buteo) · uk каню́к (bird of the genus Buteo) · sc stori furapuddas (bird of the genus Buteo) · lv klijāns (bird of the genus Buteo) · hu ölyv (bird of the genus Buteo) · sk myšiak lesný (bird of the genus Buteo) · fi hiirihaukka (bird of the genus Buteo) · eu zapelatz (bird of the genus Buteo) · rom worla (bird of the genus Buteo) · sh mȉšār (bird of the genus Buteo) · bg мишелов (bird of the genus Buteo) · pl zgred (slang or derogatory term for a person) · nl buizerd (bird of the genus Buteo) · vo busar (bird of the genus Buteo) · he עַקָּב (bird of the genus Buteo) · de Bussard (bird of the genus Buteo) · nn våk (bird of the genus Buteo) · fr carencro (bird of the genus Buteo) · es busardo (bird of the genus Buteo) · fo músvákur (bird of the genus Buteo) · zai nguʼxhiʼ (bird of the genus Buteo) · es ratonero común (bird of the genus Buteo) · ca aligot (bird of the genus Buteo) · cmn 鵟 /𫛭 (bird of the genus Buteo) · fur poiane (bird of the genus Buteo)