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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No unpacking of how Winehouse became more caricature than human to the vultures who preyed on her struggles.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2024
Drake is often accused of being a culture vulture, and glomming onto younger artists around the world for relevance.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for vulture
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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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