John Bircher

American  

noun

1. Bircher.

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Etymology

Origin of John Bircher

First recorded in 1960–65; John Birch (Society) ( def. ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Tipped off by a creditor, North Carolina bankruptcy trustee John Bircher III, ran an online search on a Chesapeake, Va., businessman and found a newspaper article about his collection of 250 guitars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2016

Then, in the late 1990s, Bachmann began reading David A. Boebel, an actual John Bircher Society member and minister who wrote in insane pamphlets for crazy people with names like "Communism, Hypnotism, and the Beatles."

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2011

“Unless the guy is arrested as a terrorist, they’re not going to be successful,” said John Bircher, a national spokesman for the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2011

Notes Congressman John Schmitz, a John Bircher who represents Nixon's home district in California: "If you get a reputation for being an early riser, you can sleep till 11."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Basically I am a conservative," explains Republican Henry Bellmon, "but I am sure as hell not a John Bircher or an isolationist."

From Time Magazine Archive