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Definition of vulture noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vulture

noun
 
/ˈvʌltʃə(r)/
 
/ˈvʌltʃər/
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  1. a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats animals that are already dead
    • vultures circling/wheeling overhead
    Topics Birdsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryvulture + verb
    • circle
    • hover
    • soar
    • …
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  2. a person who hopes to gain from the troubles of other people
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryvulture + verb
    • circle
    • hover
    • soar
    • …
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vultur, from Latin vulturius.
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