birther
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈbɜrθər/
- Literature
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birther
- First you call me a "birther," which I haven't the slightest clue where you got that from.
- Birther movement
- birther conspiracy
- birther claims
These, they became the, the birthers, they became the Tea Party.
- These, they became the, the birthers, they became the Tea Party.
Examples
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So what would be the birther reaction to a Rubio VP/pres candidate?
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I bet 100% of birthers don't even know the first names of his parents.
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Ah, you are a birther... well, all the more reason to simply ignore you.
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He kept up this whole birther thing until Friday.
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And, frankly, I find it difficult to listen to the Birther movement types without wondering about their motivation.
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Challenges have been rejected in eleven other states, but the birthers keep coming.
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" We don't have to say that the birthers are racist.
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I just don't want them to think I'm dating some narrow-minded birther.
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Andrew Sullivan: The LEFT's "Birthers" and "Truthers" all rolled into one!
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Many birthers continue to spread false claims about the president's birthplace.
Compounds
- Literature
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8.6
A political group that says a public figure was not born in the country and so cannot be president
- Literature
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9.9
A false political claim that a public figure was not born in the country they say
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Birther is built from birth ('the place or act of being born') and the ending -er ('one who'). So a birther is someone who questions a public figure's 'birth' or birthplace to claim they are not really from that country.