flycatcher

noun

fly·​catch·​er ˈflī-ˌka-chər 

-ˌke-

: any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the wing

Examples of flycatcher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the banding station, researchers regularly interact with 10 warbler species, 17 species of sparrows, nine species of flycatchers and six species of hummingbirds. —Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025

The collection, designed by global creative director Giovanna Engelbert, is the second collaboration with the porcelain specialist and features tropical birds such as cockatoos, royal flycatchers and citrus fruits in porcelain. —Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025

Feathers: Swallows, wrens, and flycatchers often line their nests with feathers. —Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2025

Paradise flycatchers fervently follow kudu and bushbuck, feeding on mosquitoes and other flying insects that mill around the antelope. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing flycatcher

• scissor-tailed flycatcher
• tyrant flycatcher

Rhymes for flycatcher

• dispatcher
• catcher
• hatcher
• matcher
• stature

Kids Definition

flycatcher

noun

fly·​catch·​er -ˌkach-ər 

-ˌkech-

: a small bird that feeds on insects that it captures in the air