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vulture

vul·ture

UK/ˈvʌltʃə/ US/ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

2.

someone who attacks in search of booty

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Origin

Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf.

Phrases

  • culture vulture
  • Pondicherry vulture
  • red-headed vulture
  • Rüppell's vulture
  • vulture bee
  • vulture capitalism
  • vulture capitalist
  • vulture culture

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