Buzzard (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any of several broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, especially B. buteo, of Europe.
  2. any of several New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, especially the turkey vulture.
  3. a contemptible or cantankerous person (often preceded by old): That old buzzard has lived in the same shack for twenty years.
adjective
  1. senseless; stupid.
noun British Dialect.
  1. any of various nocturnal buzzing insects, as cockchafers.
noun
  1. any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
  2. a mean or cantankerous person
Buzzard (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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