vulturevul‧ture /ˈvʌltʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
a large bird that eats dead animals2someone who uses other people’s problems and suffering for their own advantage – used to show disapproval: 
He hadn’t been dead five minutes before those vultures from the media were after his widow.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINvulture
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Latin vulturEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- As the vultures vie for space, the ravens cling to the edges.
- Mack Stroupe is circling like a vulture, even as we speak.
- Once he even took off after a circling turkey vulture.
- Strangely, the sun also shone, though it turned a dusty red, blotted out by the dark wings of vultures.
- The decline of the vulture is due to the success of livestock farming and loss of habitat.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is very interested in the arts► cultured
1 knowing a lot about art, literature, music etc: · Sempaio is a highly cultured lawyer with a love of classical music.· The Art Nouveau Cafe is a popular meeting place for the city's cultured classes.
► patron of the arts someone who supports the arts, especially with money: · A genuine culture lover, the Prime Minister was a patron of the arts on a grand scale.· Performances are sponsored by fast food restaurants and other unlikely patrons of the arts.
► culture vulture informal someone who is very interested in all the arts - use this to talk about people like this: · While the culture vultures looked round the ruined temples, the rest of us headed straight for the beach.· He's a bit of a culture vulture - he goes to the theatre just about every week.
► arty British /artsy American someone who is interested in or knows about art and culture - use this when you do not approve of people like this: · Jake's having a party for all his arty friends.arty-farty/artsy-fartsy: · He thought of the band as just an artsy-fartsy bunch of students pretending to play rock 'n' roll.
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a large bird that eats dead animals2someone who uses other people’s problems and suffering for their own advantage – used to show disapproval: He hadn’t been dead five minutes before those vultures from the media were after his widow.