Main Entry: buz·zard

Pronunciation: \ˈbə-zərd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English busard, from Old French, alteration of buison, from Latin buteon, buteo hawk

Date: 14th century

1 chiefly British : buteo
2 : any of various usually large birds of prey (as the turkey vulture)
3 : a contemptible or rapacious person