bird-watcher

noun

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

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The Vintage Sedan, for instance, introduces us to a trespassing bird-watcher who has cut his leg on rusty barbed wire. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 During morning hours, bird-watchers can be encountered along the seashore searching for rare waders, while history buffs spend their time aboard one of the country’s most famous museum ships. Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025 Aquatic bird-watchers: look for the jabiru, tiger heron, and white ibis. AFAR Media, 8 July 2025 Getty The Everglades Closer to home, the Florida Everglades is a bird-watcher’s paradise where more than 360 species can be spotted. David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024 Hunters and bird-watchers alike were frustrated with the agency’s leadership. Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025 For bird-watchers, this is the most thrilling time of the year. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025 Rockport, Texas This Gulf Coast town knows how to turn on the charm for everyone, from artists to bird-watchers to anglers. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025 While the place was inhabited once, it is now primarily abandoned, though frequented by hikers, tour groups, and bird-watchers hoping to catch a glimpse of the endangered orange-bellied parrot. Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bird-watcher was in 1803

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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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