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Examples of bird-watcher in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Spring’s arrival means bird-watchers across the country may begin to spot migrating birds making their way back from wintering grounds.
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Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Sanchez, a 41-year-old middle-school band director from Vancouver, Wash., recently picked up photography and, by his account, is by no means a bird-watcher.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 May 2024
The movie revolves around three bird-watchers who travel throughout North America and compete to spot the greatest number of bird species in a year.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year’s count totaled more than 147,000 checklists submitted from amateur bird-watchers in more than 100 countries.
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Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Located in the heart of a nature reserve that had been witnessing a tourism revival, Beit Jann normally sees thousands of weekend visitors: bird-watchers, backpackers, and couples looking for a romantic getaway in one of its dozens of guesthouses.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
Is the Harvard plagiarism story simply not as pressing or newsworthy as, say, a negative interaction between a dog-walker and a bird-watcher in Central Park?
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Becket Adams, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
With a brisk, hobbling stride, Stan Herman trotted past bird-watchers and leaf-peepers in Central Park the other day.
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Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
The arrival of warblers, vireos and other colorful birds last week has excited Britain’s twitching community — enthusiastic bird-watchers who will travel long distances to view new or unusual species.
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Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“Bird-watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-watcher. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
bird-watcher
noun
bird-watch·er
ˈbərd-ˌwäch-ər
: an observer of wild birds
bird-watch
verb
-ˌwäch
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