English Dictionary

buzzard

/ˈbʌzəɹd/

noun

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

I saw a buzzard flying in the sky.

意味（1）

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

意味（2）

(Canada, US) Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

意味（3）

(colloquial, derogatory, slang, often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") 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.

意味（4）

(archaic) A blockhead; a dunce.

An old man’s shadow is better than a young buzzard’s sword.

意味（5）

(golf) Synonym of double bogey