birder

English

Etymology

From bird +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːdə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝdɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

Noun

birder (plural birders)

1. (birdwatching) A birdwatcher.
   • 1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 47:

     Many of the crofters on Fair Isle and Shetland know as much about the birds as the birders.

   • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 37:

     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.

2. A person who hunts birds.

Derived terms

• nonbirder

 

See also

• twitcher
• birdo

Anagrams

• birred