vulture

/'vʌltʃə/
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vulture

A vulture circles high in the sky above a dry savanna.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A large bird of prey: A vulture is a type of large bird that feeds primarily on the flesh of dead animals (carrion). They are characterized by a featherless head and neck, which is an adaptation for feeding.
    • A predatory or exploitative person: Figuratively, a vulture is a person who seeks to profit from or take advantage of the misfortune, weakness, or distress of others.
Examples
  • Noun (Bird):
    • A vulture circled high above the desert, searching for food.
    • The conservation program aims to protect the endangered vulture species.
  • Noun (Person):
    • After the company's collapse, the vultures moved in to buy its assets at rock-bottom prices.
    • He was accused of being a vulture, preying on the financial troubles of his neighbors.
Advanced Usage
  • "Culture vulture": (idiomatic) A person who is very enthusiastic about cultural activities like art, music, or theater, sometimes to an excessive or pretentious degree.
    • She's a real culture vulture, attending every new gallery opening and play in the city.
Variants and Related Words
  • Vulturine (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a vulture.
    • He gave her a vulturine stare, waiting for her to make a mistake.
  • Vulturous (adj): Having the qualities of a vulture; rapacious.
    • The vulturous investors were quick to exploit the situation.
Synonyms
  • Bird: Buzzard, condor (specific types of vultures or similar carrion-eating birds).
  • Person: Predator, scavenger, exploiter, profiteer.
Related Phrases
  • "Like vultures circling": A phrase used to describe people waiting eagerly and greedily for someone to fail or for a profitable opportunity to arise from a bad situation.
    • Reporters were like vultures circling the disgraced politician's home.
Related Idioms
  • "A vulture fund": A financial fund, often a hedge fund, that buys distressed debt (like bonds of a nearly bankrupt company) at a deep discount, aiming to profit from it aggressively.
    • The country's debt was bought up by a vulture fund, which then sued for full repayment.
vulture

A vulture circles high in the sky above a dry savanna.

Noun
  1. someone who attacks in search of booty
  2. any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

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