Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vulture

2 senses of vulture

Sense 1
vulture -- (any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion)
       => bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird -- (any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)

Sense 2
marauder, predator, vulture, piranha -- (someone who attacks in search of booty)
       => attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter -- (someone who attacks)