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
   • It seems these days that as much as bird-watchers need birds, the birds may need the bird-watchers.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 95
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
   • […] particularly those carrying astronauts, are the area's major drawing power, and each "advertised" shoot brings thousands of space age "birdwatchers".1961, Canadian Motorist, page 15
3. (humorous, slang) A person, especially a male, who delights in watching women.