birder

[bur-der]

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noun

a person who raises birds.
bird watcher.

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Origin of birder

1475–85 for earlier sense “bird-catcher”; 1820–30 for def 1; bird + -er¹

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But a birder understands that the swift flight of a rare breed trumps all.
‘The Central Park Effect’ Explores the Magical Power of Birding
Rebecca Dana
July 13, 2012