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buzzard

buz·zard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhz-erd]
    • /ˈbʌz ərd/
    • /ˈbʌz.əd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhz-erd]
    • /ˈbʌz ərd/

Definitions of buzzard word

  • countable noun buzzard A buzzard is a large bird of prey. 3
  • countable noun buzzard If you refer to someone as a buzzard, you think they are unpleasant or very mean. 3
  • noun buzzard any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Buteo, typically having broad wings and tail and a soaring flight: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc) 3
  • noun buzzard a mean or cantankerous person 3
  • noun buzzard any of various Old World hawks (esp. certain species of the genus Buteo) that are slow and heavy in flight 3
  • noun buzzard turkey vulture 3

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Origin of buzzard

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English busard < Old French, variant of buisard, equivalent to buis(on) buzzard (< Latin būteōn-, stem of būteō kind of hawk) + -ard -ard

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Buzzard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

buzzard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

buzzard usage trend in Literature

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