Bircher

American  

[bur-cher] / ˈbɜr tʃər /

Or Birchite

noun

1. a member, advocate, or follower of the John Birch Society and its principles.

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Bircher British  

/ ˈbɜːtʃə /

noun

1. a member or supporter of the John Birch Society

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Birchism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Bircher

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; (John) Birch (Society) ( def. ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

And Dallek’s account — of the “halting” and clumsy effort by conservatives to simultaneously exploit and contain Bircher energies — is both well-told and depressingly familiar.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

Mr Proffitt and Mr Bircher, whose suspension prevented him from coaching Team GB's swimmers at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, have never commented publicly on the allegations.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2022

Bircher Lewis Uhler was instrumental in passing Proposition 13 to reduce California’s property taxes in 1978.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2022

As a result of the review, Swim England said, Mr Bircher was not nominated to the Tokyo Olympics coaching team for 2021 and will not be part of the team at the Games.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2021

Since Bircher membership was secret and Goldwater had previously disavowed Welch, the Goldwater campaign had plausible deniability about Bircher support.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2021