birder

English

Etymology

bird +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːdə(ɹ)/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝdɚ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

Noun

birder (plural birders)

(birdwatching) A birdwatcher.
- 1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 47:
  Many of the crofters on Fair Isle and Shetland know as much about the birds as the birders.
- 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 37:
  It's good to be the king. Even if the kingdom is rather small. It is amazing how often really good birders are borderline megalomaniacs.
A person who hunts birds.

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