buzzard.
Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
Meaning & usage
Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.
A blockhead; a dunce.
Synonym of double bogey.
A fighter plane.
The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
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”).
A bastard.
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