charognard
Meanings
Noun
1. scavenger (animal feeding on decaying matter)
2. vulture (person who profits from the suffering of others) (figuratively, colloquial)
Examples4
Ce ne sont que des charognards.
They're nothing but ghouls.
Le corbeau est un charognard.
The crow is a carrion eater.
L’hyène est un charognard.
The hyena is a carrion eater.
Le percnoptère est un oiseau charognard.
The Egyptian vulture is a carrion eating bird.