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birder

UK/ˈbɜːdə(ɹ)/US/ˈbɝdɚ/

birder noun: a birdwatcher.

Noun

birder (plural birders)

  1. A birdwatcher.
    • Many of the crofters on Fair Isle and Shetland know as much about the birds as the birders.1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 47
    • It's good to be the king. Even if the kingdom is rather small. It is amazing how often really good birders are borderline megalomaniacs.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 37
  2. A person who hunts birds.

Forms of birder

pluralbirders

Origin of birder

From bird + -er.

Words formed from birder

Phrases with birder

Words that rhyme with birder

Questions about birder

What does birder mean?
Birder means a birdwatcher.
What part of speech is birder?
Birder is a noun.
How do you pronounce birder?
Birder is pronounced /ˈbɜːdə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of birder?
The plural of birder is birders.

Words near birder in the dictionary

  1. birded off
  2. birdeen
  3. birdeens
  4. Birden
  5. Birdens
  6. birder
  7. birders
  8. birdes
  9. birdeye
  10. birdeyes
  11. birdfarm

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