vulture
noun /ˈvʌltʃə(r)/
/ˈvʌltʃər/
- a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats animals that are already dead
enlarge image- vultures circling/wheeling overhead
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryvulture + verb- circle
- hover
- soar
- …
- a person who hopes to gain from the troubles of other peopleOxford Collocations Dictionaryvulture + verb
- circle
- hover
- soar
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vultur, from Latin vulturius.