birder

Etymology

bird + -er

noun

  1. (birdwatching) A 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 47
    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
  2. A person who hunts birds.

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