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birdman

[ burd-man, -muhn ]

noun

, plural bird·men [burd, -men, -m, uh, n].
  1. an ornithologist.
  2. a person who keeps or tends birds.
  3. a person who hunts birds for food or sport; fowler.
  4. Informal. aviator.


birdman

/ -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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of birdman1

First recorded in 1690–1700; bird + man
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Example Sentences

The Hangover star, currently in the critically acclaimed Birdman, certainly knows how to bring the funny as well as the awkward.

The Batman and Beetlejuice star is back, this time with one of the best performances of his career, in Birdman.

He might not have done Birdman either, a film that Keaton now adores.

One of the most hotly anticipated films of the year is Birdman.

Adding a rim protector aside from the 36-year-old Birdman would certainly be nice too.

The General scribbled an order and handed it to the birdman.

Somehow the boys found themselves compelled to follow the flight of the birdman as he swooped down and crossed the river.

Still swinging around in a circle the birdman commenced hurling other menacing missiles.

The birdman was a smiling young giant with blond hair and fine blue eyes.

The birdman touched his goggled cap, his assistant started the engines and in a minute the great bird was swinging into the sky.

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