bird-watcher

noun

bird-watch·​er ˈbərd-ˌwä-chər How to pronounce bird-watcher (audio)
: birder sense 1

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Recent Examples on the Web If the prototypical twentieth-century environmentalist was a bird-watcher, the prototypical twenty-first-century environmentalist would be an organizer. —Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bird-watcher was in 1803

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“Bird-watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-watcher. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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bird-watcher

noun
bird-watch·​er
ˈbərd-ˌwäch-ər
: an observer of wild birds
bird-watch
-ˌwäch
verb
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