Bircher

American  

[bur-cher] / ˈbɜr tʃər /

Or Birchite

noun

1. a member, advocate, or follower of the John Birch Society and its principles.

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Bircher British  

/ ˈbɜːtʃə /

noun

1. a member or supporter of the John Birch Society

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Other Word Forms

• Birchism
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of Bircher

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; (John) Birch (Society) ( def. ) + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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Bircher

And Dallek’s account — of the “halting” and clumsy effort by conservatives to simultaneously exploit and contain Bircher energies — is both well-told and depressingly familiar.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023

Titans' director of swimming, world silver medallist Alan Bircher, was suspended and subsequently stopped from forming part of Team GB's Tokyo 2020 coaching squad last year.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2022

The letter said Mr Bircher created a "fun, exciting and elite training environment".

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2022

Bircher Lewis Uhler was instrumental in passing Proposition 13 to reduce California’s property taxes in 1978.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2022

Since Bircher membership was secret and Goldwater had previously disavowed Welch, the Goldwater campaign had plausible deniability about Bircher support.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2021

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