/ ˈvʌltʃə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
a large bird, usually without feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of animals that are already dead :
vultures circling / wheeling overhead
2.
a person who hopes to gain from the troubles or sufferings of other people
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French vultur , from Latin vulturius .