aasgier
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From aas (“carrion”) + gier (“vulture”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aasgier m (plural aasgieren, diminutive aasgiertje n)
- Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus.
- (informal, by extension) Any vulture, especially one whose diet consists of carrion.
- (figuratively) A vulture, a person who profits from the suffering of others.