Definitions for buzzard
ˈbʌz ərdbuz·zard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buzzard, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes auranoun

   a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

2. buzzard, Buteo buteonoun

   the common European short-winged hawk

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buzzardnoun

   Any of several Old-World birds of prey with broad wings and a broad tail.

2. buzzardnoun

   In North America, a general term for scavenging birds such as the American black vulture, also called American black buzzard (Coragyps atratus), and the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

3. Etymology: From busart, possibly from buteon.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buzzardnoun

   Etymology: busard, Fr.

   1. A degenerate or mean species of hawk.

   More pity that the eagle should be mawl’d,
   While kites and buzzards prey at liberty. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   The noble buzzard ever pleas’d me best;
   Of small renown, ’tis true: for, not to lie,
   We call him but a hawk by courtesy. John Dryden, Hind and P.

   2. A blockhead; a dunce.

   Those blind buzzards, who, in late years, of wilful maliciousness, would neither learn themselves, nor could teach others any thing at all. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buzzard

   Buzzard is the common name of several species of birds of prey.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buzzardnoun

   a bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera

2. Buzzardnoun

   a blockhead; a dunce

3. Buzzardadjective

   senseless; stupid

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buzzard

   A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buzzard

   buz′ard, n. a bird of prey of the falcon family: a blockhead: a name for some night moths and cockchafers.—n. Buzz′ard-clock, a cockchafer, the dor. [Fr. busard; prob. from L. buteo, a kind of falcon.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUZZARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Buzzard is ranked #9845 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Buzzard surname appeared 3,287 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Buzzard.
   
   87.5% or 2,876 total occurrences were White.
   5.7% or 190 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.9% or 97 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 72 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 27 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 25 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • New World Vulture
   • Hawk

How to pronounce buzzard?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say buzzard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of buzzard in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of buzzard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of buzzard in a Sentence

1. Jack Duff:

   Our coal industry is going down, one thing I've learned - and I am a old decrepit buzzard - is you've got to keep moving forward. Our people have to adapt.

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