aasgier
Dutch
Etymology
From aas (“carrion”) + gier (“vulture”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːs.xiːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aas‧gier
Noun
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.