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vulture
[ vuhl-cher ]
noun
- any of several large, primarily carrion-eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles.
- any of several superficially similar New World birds of the family Cathartidae, as the turkey vulture.
- a person or thing that preys, especially greedily or unscrupulously:
That vulture would sell out his best friend.
vulture
/ ˈʌʃə /
noun
- any of various very large diurnal birds of prey of the genera Neophron, Gyps, Gypaetus, etc, of Africa, Asia, and warm parts of Europe, typically having broad wings and soaring flight and feeding on carrion: family Accipitridae (hawks) See also griffon 1 lammergeier
- any similar bird of the family Cathartidae of North, Central, and South America See also condor turkey buzzard
- a person or thing that preys greedily and ruthlessly on others, esp the helpless
Derived Forms
- ˈܱٳܰ-ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܱtܰ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vulture1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vulture1
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Example Sentences
The RAF civil servant recalls having a "really good start" in the race, gaining height alongside two vultures.
"There is a lack of housing because homes are being hijacked - on the one hand tourist flats, and on the other hand all the empty flats belonging to vulture funds and the banks," he says.
We see frightening images of bulldozers on the horizon, preparing to descend on communities like vultures.
attracts these vultures is the stench of scam that exudes from Trump.
Others have condemned Bass’ critics as political vultures who are only hurting the city in an already perilous moment.
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