Main Entry: dow·itch·er

Pronunciation: \ˈdau̇-i-chər\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural dowitchers also dowitcher

Etymology: probably of Iroquoian origin; akin to Oneida tawístawis dowitcher

Date: 1841

: any of several long-billed wading birds (especially Limnodromus griseus and L. scolopaceus of the family Scolopacidae) related to the sandpipers