Synonyms for vulture

Most common

predator · piranha · marauder · ambulance chaser

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who profits from the suffering of others.

   Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.

2. n. 2

   Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

Related words

Word family

vulturine vulturish vulturous

Phrases

black vulture turkey vulture bearded vulture monk vulture cinereous vulture griffon vulture

Forms

Plural

vultures → predators, piranhas, marauders, vampires…

Example sentences

• predator The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
• piranha Ah, that's not an oscar in your aquarium; it's a piranha!

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

vampire², piranha³, buzzard²

8 letters

predator³, marauder³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vampire² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

vautour

Italiano

avvoltoio

Español

buitre

Deutsch

Aasgeier

Català

voltor