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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024buz•zard1 /ˈbʌzɚd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa broad-winged hawk of Europe and Asia.
- Birdsa vulture of the Americas, esp. the turkey vulture.
- a grouchy or greedy person.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024buz•zard1 (buz′ərd),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, esp. B. buteo, of Europe.
- Birdsany of several New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, esp. the turkey vulture.
- Slang Termsa contemptible or cantankerous person (often prec. by old):That old buzzard has lived in the same shack for twenty years.
adj. - [Obs.]senseless;
stupid.
- Latin būteōn-, stem of būteō kind of hawk) + -ard -ard
- Old French, variant of buisard, equivalent. to buis(on) buzzard (
- Middle English busard 1250–1300
- British Termsany of various nocturnal buzzing insects, as cockchafers.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: buzzard /ˈbʌzəd/ n - any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French buisard, variant of buison buzzard, from Latin būteō hawk, falcon |