twitcher
Britishnoun
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a person or thing that twitches
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informal a bird-watcher who tries to spot as many rare varieties as possible
Example Sentences
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Twitcher George Shannon said his "heart pounded" and he "couldn't believe it" when he saw it swoop past.
From BBC
I am not a twitcher’s binocular strap, but I adore birds.
From The Guardian
On the journey home, Geoff, the grandfather of my partner, Matthew, and the chief twitcher in the family, advised: “Don’t ever come back. . . . You will never have a day as good as this again.”
From Washington Post
It's very insulting to be called a twitcher if you're a birder.
From The Guardian
A game called TwITCHer, similar to Twister, called for more active participation and was a favorite of Billy Labbé, 8, from Middle Village, Queens, who also enjoyed aiming a heat detector at a friend’s arm and watching it register rising temperatures.
From New York Times
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