Meanings
nounbirder (plural birders)
plural birders
- biologyA birdwatcher.
Many of the crofters on Fair Isle and Shetland know as much about the birds as the birders.
1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 471 more example
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.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 37 - A person who hunts birds.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats
Similar
Broader
Also see
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Origin
- Old Englishbridd
- Middle Englishbrid
- Englishbird
- Englishbirder
Translations
German Vogelbeobachter, Vogelbeobachterin
- Vogelbeobachterbirdwatcher
- Vogelbeobachterinbirdwatcher
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with birder
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Chicago
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