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bird watcher

bird watcher is the alternative spelling of birdwatcher.

Meaning of birdwatcher

Noun

birdwatcher (plural birdwatchers)

  1. A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment.
    • Alec Warner was gazing like a bird-watcher at Charmian, who plucked at the rug round her knees, waiting to tell her own story.1959, Muriel Spark, chapter 5, in Memento Mori, London: Macmillan
  2. (slang) A person who enjoys watching rocket launches.
    • In fact, on this night, the birdwatching is over for everyone, for the firing is cancelled. Nobody notifies birdwatchers officially, of course, so the exodus is scattered and gradual.1957, Skyline, volumes 15-18, page 7
  3. (humorous, slang) A person, especially a male, who delights in watching women.

Forms of bird watcher

pluralbird watchers

Questions about bird watcher

What is bird watcher the alternative spelling of?
Bird watcher is the alternative spelling of birdwatcher.

Words near bird watcher in the dictionary

  1. bird stuffers
  2. bird table
  3. bird tables
  4. bird walk
  5. bird walks
  6. bird watcher
  7. bird watchers
  8. bird watching
  9. Bird Whistle
  10. bird's beak
  11. bird's eye

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