birdman

[ burd-man, -muhn ]

noun,plural bird·men [burd-men, -muhn]. /ˈbɜrdˌmɛn, -mən/.
  1. an ornithologist.

  1. a person who keeps or tends birds.

  2. a person who hunts birds for food or sport; fowler.

  3. Informal. aviator.

Origin of birdman

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; bird + man

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British Dictionary definitions for birdman

birdman

/ (ˈbɜːdˌmæn, -mən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a man concerned with birds, such as a fowler or ornithologist

  2. a man who attempts to fly using his own muscle power

  1. an obsolete informal name for airman

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