name
Meaning 1
A surname from Old French.
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name
A surname from Old French.
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noun
Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
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noun
Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
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Usage: Canada, US
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noun
In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
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Usage: colloquial, derogatory, slang
Qualifier: often preceded by "old"; the "old buzzard"; often preceded by "old"; the "old buzzard"
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noun
A blockhead; a dunce.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
Synonym of double bogey.
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Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: double bogey
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noun
A fighter plane.
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Usage: US, World-War-I, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
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Usage: US, dated, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
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Usage: US, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A bastard.
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Usage: euphemistic
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noun
the common European short-winged hawk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Buteo buteo
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Broader terms: hawk
noun
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura
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Broader terms: New World vulture, cathartid
History
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”).
Across languages
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