birdwatcher

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birdwatcher

  • /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ə(ɹ)/ UK

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From bird + watcher.

noun birdwatchers · bird watcher

  1. A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment. 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. 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.
  3. humorous, slang A person, especially a male, who delights in watching women.

Similar: birder

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noun

Similar: birder

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

日本語野鳥観察者 yachō-kansatsusha
中文觀鳥者 /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
DeutschVogelbeobachter, Vogelbeobachterin
Ελληνικάπαρατηρητής πουλιών paratiritís poulión
Русскийорнито́лог ornitólog, наблюда́тель за пти́цами nabljudátelʹ za ptícami, наблюда́тельница за пти́цами nabljudátelʹnica za ptícami, птиценаблюдатель pticenabljudatelʹ, птиценаблюдательница pticenabljudatelʹnica
עבריתצַפָּר tzapár

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@misc{birdwatcher_2026,
  title = {birdwatcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/birdwatcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}