birdman

American  

[burd-man, -muhn] / ˈbɜrdˌmæn, -mən /

noun

PLURAL

birdmen

1. an ornithologist.

2. a bird watcher.

3. a person who keeps or tends birds.

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

5. Informal.  aviator.

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birdman British  

/ -mən, ˈbɜːdˌmæn /

noun

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

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

3. an obsolete informal name for airman

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Etymology

Origin of birdman

First recorded in 1690–1700; bird + man

Example Sentences

Barantini singles out 2014’s “Birdman,” which Alejandro G. Iñárritu designed to resemble one continuous take, as a visual inspiration for the Sheeran special; the singer himself mentions the famous scene from “Goodfellas” where Martin Scorsese’s camera follows Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco into the Copacabana nightclub.

From Los Angeles Times

The prison was also made famous by the 1962 film, Birdman of Alcatraz, starring Burt Lancaster, about the convicted murderer Robert Stroud, who while serving a life sentence on the prison island developed an interest in birds and went on to become an expert ornithologist.

From BBC

Surfing YouTube for throat whistlers, Saxon came across a former circus performer named Paul “The Birdman” Manalatos who had developed a signature coo.

From Los Angeles Times

“Birdman” actor Keaton said in September that he wants to start going by his birth name: Michael Keaton Douglas.

From Los Angeles Times

Cash Money mogul Birdman, Wayne’s labelmate Nicki Minaj and rappers Juvenile, Cam’ron and Master P all came to his defense since the apparent snub.

From Los Angeles Times