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birdwatcher

birdwatcher

2 2.8
A person who watches and studies wild birds for fun
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrdˌwɑːtʃər/
translation icon : observador de aves
  • Many birdwatchers gather in the park early in the morning to observe the migrating species.
  • hikers and birdwatchers
  • campers and birdwatchers
  • million birdwatchers

Examples

  • Some time ago, I learned there were fifteen million birdwatchers in the country, and I was fascinated by that figure.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We've got birdwatchers who come in on a regular basis.

    Academic text (2006)
  • So... you are a birdwatcher?

  • This attracted the attention of the Northern Ireland Birdwatchers Association, who posted some of the information to their website.

    Blog text (23)
  • The property is also a birdwatcher's and nature lover's paradise.

    Academic text (2002)
  • We get photographers and birdwatchers in the summer.

  • I take my place as the next (though far more ignorant) birdwatcher.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • There are fifteen million birdwatchers in this country and not five hundred Congress-watchers.

    Academic text (2004)
  • It was paradise for the birdwatchers among us.

    Academic text (2005)
  • I'm also an ardent birdwatcher and have been known to book holidays around birdwatching opportunities.

    Blog text (3)

Synonyms

birder
vsbirdwatcher
8 5.1

A person who watches and identifies birds in the wild

focuses on hobby study rather than formal scientific work
bird watcher
vsbirdwatcher
6 2.8

A person who watches wild birds for fun or study

has identical meaning but is written as one combined form
birdman
vsbirdwatcher
4 7.0

A person who studies and cares for birds

focuses on observing wild birds as a leisure activity
twitcher
vsbirdwatcher
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A person who travels to see rare birds as a hobby

prefers local observing and study rather than travelling for rarities

How Serious

twitcher
  • Jargon
1 8.1
birder
8 5.1
birdwatcher
2 2.8

Surface Forms

birdwatcher singular
birdwatchers plural

Morphology

birdwatcher = birdwatch (transparent) = bird + watch + er

Formed by verb 'birdwatch' + agentive suffix '-er'; meaning is directly 'a person who birdwatches'.

Etymology

Birdwatcher is made of two words, bird and watcher, which means someone who 'watches' birds. That's why a birdwatcher is a person who quietly looks for and studies wild birds as a hobby.