Definition of "buzzard" [buz•zard]

• Any of various North American vultures, such as the turkey vulture. (noun)
• Chiefly British A hawk of the genus Buteo, having broad wings and a broad tail. (noun)
• An avaricious or otherwise unpleasant person. (noun)

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• "I'll take the turkey, and let you have the buzzard; or, _you can take the buzzard_, and I'll keep the turkey. '"
• "I was ploughing one day, some long time after the mare died, with what we call a buzzard plough."
• "So this buzzard is boarding a plane, carrying a couple of dead possums, but the stewardess says,"