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• bird watcher
  bird watcher

  noun

  a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
• bird-watcher
  bird-watcher

  noun

  a person who studies wild birds in their natural surroundings

bird watcher

American  

Or birdwatcher

noun

1. a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.

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bird-watcher British  

noun

1. a person who studies wild birds in their natural surroundings

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Derived Forms

• bird-watching
  noun

Etymology

Origin of bird watcher

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

It was a fitting occurrence that honored a man whom friends described as an avid bird watcher.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

A black bird watcher, Christian Cooper, asked Amy Cooper to leash her dog in Central Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

Well, I've been a bird watcher for most of my life.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2021

I’m a rotten bird watcher — I don’t know one bird from the other — but I know a bit more this year than I did last, I’ll tell you that.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2020

Miss Ellis was looking at the two of them like a bird watcher onto a rare species.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson