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buzzard.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌzəd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʌzɚd/General-American/ˈbɐzəd/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈbʊzəd/Northern-England
  1. Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

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

    Canada · US
  3. In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.

    colloquial · derogatory · slang
  4. A blockhead; a dunce.

    archaic
  5. Synonym of double bogey.

  6. A fighter plane.

    US · World-War-I · slang
  7. The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.

    US · dated · slang
  8. A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈbʌzəd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʌzɚd/General-American/ˈbɐzəd/Australia, New-Zealand/ˈbʊzəd/Northern-England
  1. A bastard.

    euphemistic
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