birdwatcher

See also: bird watcher

English

Etymology

From bird +‎ watcher.

Pronunciation

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• (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, chapter 5, in Memento Mori, London: Macmillan:

     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