birdwatcher

plural birdwatchers · alternative bird watcher

1. biologyA person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment.

   It seems these days that as much as bird-watchers need birds, the birds may need the bird-watchers.

   1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 95

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   Alec Warner was gazing like a bird-watcher at Charmian, who plucked at the rug round her knees, waiting to tell her own story.

   1959, Muriel Spark, chapter 5, in Memento Mori, London: Macmillan

2. slangA person who enjoys watching rocket launches.

   […] particularly those carrying astronauts, are the area's major drawing power, and each "advertised" shoot brings thousands of space age "birdwatchers".

   1961, Canadian Motorist, page 15

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   In fact, on this night, the birdwatching is over for everyone, for the firing is cancelled. Nobody notifies birdwatchers officially, of course, so the exodus is scattered and gradual.

   1957, Skyline, volumes 15-18, page 7

3. humorousslangA person, especially a male, who delights in watching women.