buzzard

noun9

1. •
   Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
2. •
   (US, Canada) Any scavenging bird, such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
3. •
   (slang, offensive) In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.

   • Perhaps the crusty old buzzard loved his only child more than anyone had given him credit for all these years — maybe even more than he himself had realized. — 1995
4. •
   (euphemistic) A bastard.
5. •
   Synonym of double bogey.
6. •
   (US, slang) A fighter plane.
7. •
   (US, slang) A military discharge (due to the military discharge certificate).
8. •
   (slang, old-fashioned) The insignia of a colonel, or a petty officer within the navy.
9. •
   (no longer used) A blockhead; a dunce.

   • An old man’s shadow is better than a young buzzard’s sword. — 1640