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birdwatcher en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

From bird + watcher.

Meanings

1. A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment.
   • It seems these days that as much as bird-watchers need birds, the birds may need the bird-watchers. 1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 95:
   • Alec Warner was gazing like a bird-watcher at Charmian, who plucked at the rug round her knees, waiting to tell her own story. 1959, Muriel Spark, chapter 5, in Memento Mori, London: Macmillan:
2. (slang) A person who enjoys watching rocket launches.
   • […] particularly those carrying astronauts, are the area's major drawing power, and each "advertised" shoot brings thousands of space age "birdwatchers". 1961, Canadian Motorist, page 15:
   • In fact, on this night, the birdwatching is over for everyone, for the firing is cancelled. Nobody notifies birdwatchers officially, of course, so the exodus is scattered and gradual. 1957, Skyline, volumes 15-18, page 7:
3. (humorous, slang) A person, especially a male, who delights in watching women.

Forms

Relateds

twitcher

Synonyms

birder

Translations (25)

cmn 賞鳥者 /赏鸟者 (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · sv fågelskådare (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · cmn 賞鳥愛好者 /赏鸟爱好者 (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · cmn 觀鳥愛好者 /观鸟爱好者 (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · ja 野鳥観察者 (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · nl vogelaar (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · de Vogelbeobachterin (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · ru орнито́лог (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · el παρατηρητής πουλιών (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · da fuglespotter (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · tr kuş gözlemcisi (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · ru наблюда́тельница за пти́цами (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · he צַפָּר (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · de Vogelbeobachter (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · fi lintubongari (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · ru наблюда́тель за пти́цами (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · fi bongari (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · ru птиценаблюдатель (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · da fugleelsker (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · ru птиценаблюдательница (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · fi lintuharrastaja (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · da amatørornitolog (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · da fuglekigger (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · tr kuşçu (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment) · cmn 觀鳥者 /观鸟者 (a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment)