noun🔗ShareAny of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail."The hawk circled high above, but the buzzard landed silently in the field near the farm. "animalbirdnaturebiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny scavenging bird such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)."A buzzard circled overhead, looking for scraps of food from the picnic. "animalbirdnatureecologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person."My grandpa, an old buzzard, grumbled about the new school rules. "agecharacterpersonattitudehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA blockhead; a dunce."The new student was a complete buzzard; he couldn't understand even the simplest math problems. "characterpersonattitudenegativewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA score of two over par (for one hole)"On the golf course, Maria's second shot was a buzzard, putting her two strokes over par for the hole. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading