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Dutch
Etymology
From aas (“carrion”) + gier (“vulture”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːs.xiːr/
- 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