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bander

bander

1 8.8
A person who puts small rings on wild birds to help scientists track them
  • noun
  • /ˈbændər/
  • Specialized
: anillador
  • The bird bander carefully attached a colored ring to the sparrow for future identification.

Examples

  • Harville, recently retired as a computer programmer at the University of Washington, is one of fewer than 100 master hummingbird banders in the United States.

    Blog text (32)

  • The children took a field trip to look at the bird section of a local museum and also participated in a bird-banding session with a local licensed bander.

    Academic text (1995)

  • During the workshop, the experienced bander demonstrated how to gently handle and mark the birds.

  • A certified bander captured and banded the migratory birds as part of a research study.

Surface Forms

bander singular
banders plural

Morphology

bander = band (transparent) = band + er

The sense 'person who bands birds' is a straightforward agentive use of the verb 'band' plus '-er'.

Etymology

Bander comes from band ('a ring or small strap') plus the agent -er ('one who does'). Think of a tiny wristband on a bird's leg: a bander is a person who fits those bands to help study and track birds.