buzzard

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.

Any scavenging bird such as the American black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

(often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.

A blockhead; a dunce.

A score of two over par (for one hole)