Meaning of buzzard

buz•zard

1. any of several broad-winged, soaring hawks of the genus Buteo and allied genera, esp. B. buteo, of Europe.
2. any of several New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, esp. the turkey vulture.
3. a contemptible or cantankerous person (often prec. by old): That old buzzard has lived in the same shack for twenty years.

1. senseless; stupid.

buz•zard

1. any of various nocturnal buzzing insects, as cockchafers.