birdwatcher

birdwatcher

See also: bird watcher

English

Etymology

bird +‎ watcher

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ə(ɹ)/

Noun

birdwatcher (plural birdwatchers)

1. (birdwatching) A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment.
   • 1959, Muriel Spark, Memento Mori, London: Macmillan, Chapter Five,

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

2. (slang) A person who enjoys watching rocket launches.
   • 1957, Skyline (volumes 15-18, page 7)

     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.

   • 1961, Canadian Motorist (page 15)

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

Alternative forms

• bird watcher

Synonyms

• birder

Translations

a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment

Chinese: Mandarin: 觀鳥者／观鸟者 (guānniǎozhě), 賞鳥者／赏鸟者 (shǎngniǎozhě), 觀鳥愛好者／观鸟爱好者 (guānniǎo àihàozhě), 賞鳥愛好者／赏鸟爱好者 (shǎngniǎo àihàozhě) Dutch: vogelaar (nl) m Finnish: lintuharrastaja (fi), lintubongari (fi), bongari (fi) German: Vogelbeobachter (de) m, Vogelbeobachterin f Greek: παρατηρητής πουλιών m (paratiritís poulión) Hebrew: צַפָּר‎ (he) m (tzapár) Japanese: 野鳥観察者 (yachō-kansatsusha) Russian: орнито́лог (ru) m (ornitólog), наблюда́тель за пти́цами m (nabljudátelʹ za ptícami), наблюда́тельница за пти́цами f (nabljudátelʹnica za ptícami), птиценаблюдатель m (pticenabljudatelʹ), птиценаблюдательница f (pticenabljudatelʹnica) Swedish: fågelskådare (sv) c Turkish: kuş gözlemcisi, kuşçu (tr)

See also

• twitcher