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vulture en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈvʌltʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (obsolete) ravenous; rapacious
   • Whose vultur thought doth pitch the price so hie, That she will draw his lips rich treasure drie. 1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC:

vulture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvʌltʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
   • In clusters on the plain, like cowlless monks at matins, sat the vultures that had settled on the corpse of the hyena impaled by the female rhino […] 1982, Michael Bishop, No enemy but time:
   • The outer third of the wing of a vulture consists of the wing tips. The inner two-thirds of the wing are cambered (when the wing is extended), and are concerned with lifting effort in unsoarable air and with lifting and tractive effort in soarable air. 1912, Flight:
2. (colloquial, figuratively) A person who profits from the suffering of others.
   • Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.

Forms

Deriveds

vultureling · Rüppell's vulture · white scavenger vulture · vulturish · vulturine · vulture capitalism · vulturism · vulturelike · vulture fund · vulturous · vulture culture · Pondicherry vulture · culture vulture · vulture bee · red-headed vulture · vulture capitalist · vulture hock · vulturewise

Hyponyms

black vulture · monk vulture · Egyptian vulture · New World vulture · cinereous vulture · bearded vulture · turkey vulture · king vulture · Himalayan griffon vulture · Eurasian black vulture · griffon vulture · Old World vulture · lappet-faced vulture · greater yellow-headed vulture · American black vulture · white-headed vulture

Synonyms

ambulance chaser · vampire

Translations (237)

sl mrhovinar (bird) · wo tan mi (bird) · mr गिधाड (bird) · ru стервя́тник (person) · oc voltor (bird) · bn শকুন (bird) · mrw garoda (bird) · ota آق بابا (bird) · de Geierin (bird) · sh lèšinār (bird) · th อีแร้ง (bird) · gv ushag chonvayrtagh (bird) · bbl სოვ (bird) · af aasvoël (bird) · es jote (bird) · bal کرگس (bird) · sva სუ̂აუ̂ (bird) · es samuro (bird) · is hrægammur (bird) · bal گوتو (bird) · hsb sup (bird) · fr vautour (bird) · vo vultur (bird) · kk құмай (bird) · nv jeeshóóʼ (bird) · it avvoltoio (bird) · uz jo'rchi (bird) · he נשר (bird) · sh лѐшина̄р (bird) · rm tschess (bird) · vo lugil (bird) · fi haaskalintu (person) · xcl անգղ (bird) · ga badhbh (bird) · br bultur (bird) · fi korppikotka (bird) · ko 독수리 (bird) · se goaskin (bird) · grc τόργος (bird) · pl sęp (person) · pl sęp (bird) · pt abutre (bird) · bo བྱ་རྒོད (bird) · an vueitre (bird) · cho sheki (bird) · ast utre (bird) · eu putre (bird) · ang ultor (bird) · av хъвек (bird) · sc intulzu (bird) · sv gam (bird) · ast utra (bird) · es cute (bird) · es gallinazo (bird) · io vulturo (person) · sw tai (bird) · ce аьрзу (bird) · lv grifs (bird) · el γύπας (bird) · az leşyeyən (bird) · pt condor (bird) · be белагало́вы сіп (bird) · sq coftinar (bird) · ms hering (bird) · br gup (bird) · gu ગીધ (bird) · sc curturzu (bird) · fy gier (bird) · sc guntorzu (bird) · uz kalxat (bird) · qu suwintu (bird) · sh стр̀вина̄р (bird) · ks گرَٛد (bird) · shn ၼၢင်းတႃႉ (bird) · os хӕдмӕлхор (bird) · la vultur (bird) · ak opete (bird) · bgc कर्गस (bird) · fur astôr (bird) · vec avoltogio (bird) · sh sȕp (bird) · as শগুন (bird) · oge სოვი (bird) · xdq ччигъятӏ (bird) · ja 禿鷲 (bird) · or ଶାଗୁଣା (bird) · bo རྒོད (bird) · ha ungulu (bird) · pt urubu (bird) · ga bultúr (bird) · gl voitre (bird) · ga garrfhiach (bird) · io vulturo (bird) · sh су̏п (bird) · tr akbaba (bird) · gd fang (bird) · sw gushu (bird) · fr vautour (person) · grc αἰγυπιός (bird) · am ጥንብ አንሣ (bird) · egy n:r:t-G38 (bird) · mk мршојадец (bird) · kl nattoraliusaq (bird) · ka სვავი (bird) · bgc गिरहज (bird) · ny dembo (bird) · srn opete (bird) · chr ᏑᎵ (bird) · vi kền kền (bird) · fo gammur (bird) · lld valtoi (bird) · hy անգղ (bird) · qu wiskul (bird) · fa لاشخور (person) · eo vulturo (bird) · ka სვავი (person) · fa کرکس (bird) · hu hiéna (person) · srn tingifowru (bird) · kw hok karyn (bird) · de Geier (bird) · es buitre (person) · ru гриф (bird) · af aasvoël (person) · sw tumbusi (bird) · cmn 兀鷹 /兀鹰 (bird) · scn vuturu (bird) · km ត្មាត (bird) · mt avultun (bird) · cy fwltur (bird) · id nazar (bird) · yi גריף (bird) · sc venturzu (bird) · alt улар (bird) · lzz მარსიღი (bird) · az kərkəs (bird) · ps ګرګس (bird) · de Aasgeier (person) · rsk суп (bird) · ga amach (bird) · vec voltor (bird) · hu keselyű (bird) · cmn 鵰 /雕 (bird) · he עָזְנִיָּה (bird) · gl butre (bird) · lt grifas (bird) · ro vultur (bird) · sq gjyp (bird) · sip རྒོད (bird) · av чудук (bird) · sk sup (bird) · mrw banog (bird) · ny ngwangwa (bird) · no gribb (bird) · haw wulekula (bird) · sc bentruxiu (bird) · apw chʼishǫǫgi (bird) · gsw Giir (bird) · ban garuda (bird) · sc bentruxu (bird) · fr carencro (Cajun) (bird) · es buitre (bird) · bg хищник (person) · te రాబందు (bird) · ca voltor (bird) · jv manuk gagak (bird) · csm čý·šywitna- (bird) · be сіп (bird) · ru стервя́тник (bird) · rup vultur (bird) · ms nasar (bird) · sh str̀vinār (bird) · ar نَسْر (bird) · eu sai (bird) · uk па́дальник (bird) · bsk garmun (bird) · ht karanklou (bird) · sq hutë (bird) · bg лешояд (bird) · mnw တမာတ် (bird) · sl jastreb (bird) · da grib (bird) · uk гриф (bird) · tr akbaba (person) · sa आज (bird) · es sopilote (bird) · nl gier (bird) · he עוזנייה (bird) · es zamuro (bird) · sq shkabë (bird) · tl buwitre (bird) · is gæsagammur (bird) · fr charognard (person) · sq gabonjë (bird) · mn элээ (bird) · qu ullasku (bird) · sc guntruxu (bird) · arz نسر (bird) · lv maitu lija (bird) · lo ນົກຍາງ (bird) · kk тазқара (bird) · crp-mar opete (bird) · osp boitre (bird) · sc murru (bird) · ast butre (bird) · ccc tsemo'ye (bird) · scn avuturu (bird) · id hering (bird) · dsb sup (bird) · ckb ھەڵۆ (bird) · es zopilote (bird) · th แร้ง (bird) · bal ڈال (bird) · rup ornji (bird) · lb Geier (bird) · grc γύψ (bird) · ka ორბი (bird) · fur variűl (bird) · sc intruxu (bird) · be грыф (bird) · et kaeluskotkas (bird) · xmf ფსივი (bird) · shn လၢင်းတႃႉ (bird) · srn krepsi (bird) · is gammur (bird) · sc untruxu (bird) · ur گدھ (bird) · es urubú (bird) · hi गिद्ध (bird) · mn тас (bird) · bsk gaċhir (bird) · bal جونوار (bird) · fa لاشخور (bird) · cs sup (bird) · aja gùndú (bird) · ja 禿鷹 (bird) · my လင်းတ (bird)

vulture en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈvʌltʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (colloquial, figuratively) To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture.
   • Rudy vultured when asking the girl out.

Forms