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• bird watcher
  bird watcher

  noun

  a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
• bird-watcher
  bird-watcher

  noun

  a person who studies wild birds in their natural surroundings

bird watcher

American  

Or birdwatcher

noun

1. a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.

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bird-watcher British  

noun

1. a person who studies wild birds in their natural surroundings

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Other Word Forms

• bird-watching
  noun

Etymology

Origin of bird watcher

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

That's one reason why we say birder instead of bird watcher.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2023

It was a fitting occurrence that honored a man whom friends described as an avid bird watcher.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

As longtime bird watcher Stella Hamilton pointed out, he was “like a fledgling” mastering the art of surviving, but a fledgling who compressed weeks of learning into a couple days.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

A black bird watcher, Christian Cooper, asked Amy Cooper to leash her dog in Central Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

Miss Ellis was looking at the two of them like a bird watcher onto a rare species.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson