1
: any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
2
: a rapacious or predatory person
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As soon as they learned of his arrest, the media vultures started circling.
noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public
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Britina Cheng, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Black vultures also are more aggressive than turkey vultures.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
Black vultures get it: These permanent pairs demonstrate their love simply by spending as much time together as possible.
—Ingrid Newkirk, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
With this sort of vulture capitalism, this sort of the cruelty of Wall Street and all the rest, which is kind of a consumer culture, and it’s kind of embodied in this crazy Wall Street guy.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vulture
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“Vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulture. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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vulture
noun
vul·ture
ˈvəl-chər 
1
: any of various large birds that feed mostly on animals found dead and that are related to the hawks and eagles but have weaker claws and the head usually naked
2
: a greedy or predatory person
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