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muttonbirder

muttonbirder noun: one who takes part in muttonbirding, the seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks.

Noun

muttonbirder (plural muttonbirders)

  1. One who takes part in muttonbirding, the seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks.

Forms of muttonbirder

pluralmuttonbirders

Origin of muttonbirder

From mutton bird + -er.

Questions about muttonbirder

What does muttonbirder mean?
Muttonbirder means one who takes part in muttonbirding, the seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks.
What part of speech is muttonbirder?
Muttonbirder is a noun.
What is the plural of muttonbirder?
The plural of muttonbirder is muttonbirders.

Words near muttonbirder in the dictionary

  1. mutton-monger
  2. mutton-mongers
  3. mutton-thumper
  4. mutton-thumpers
  5. muttonbird
  6. muttonbirder
  7. muttonbirders
  8. muttonbirding
  9. muttonbirds
  10. muttonchop
  11. muttonchops

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