vulture

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman vultur, from Old French voutoir, voutre, from Latin vultur, voltur. Displaced native Old English ūf. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvʌltʃə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ Rhymes: -ʌltʃə(ɹ) === Noun === vulture (plural vultures) Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae. (figurative, colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others. Synonyms: ambulance chaser, vampire ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === vulture (third-person singular simple present vultures, present participle vulturing, simple past and past participle vultured) (figurative, colloquial) To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture. === Adjective === vulture (obsolete) ravenous; rapacious === Further reading === vulture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Noun === vulture ablative singular of vultur