bird-watcher

noun

bird-watch·​er ˈbərd-ˌwä-chər How to pronounce bird-watcher (audio)

Examples of bird-watcher in a Sentence

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The landscape is also a bird-watchers’ dream, drawing hawks, eagles, peregrine falcons, and swifts. Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024 Scott Taylor, then a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell, led an analysis using data from eBird, an online platform where bird-watchers upload their observations. Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 Homestays, small hotels, and vast resorts hug the shore; bird-watchers come to visit the Kumarakom sanctuary nearby. Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024 Real bird-watchers don't care about bespoke luxury cars costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Joann Muller, Axios, 23 July 2024 Spring’s arrival means bird-watchers across the country may begin to spot migrating birds making their way back from wintering grounds. Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024 Sanchez, a 41-year-old middle-school band director from Vancouver, Wash., recently picked up photography and, by his account, is by no means a bird-watcher. Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 May 2024 The movie revolves around three bird-watchers who travel throughout North America and compete to spot the greatest number of bird species in a year. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024 Last year’s count totaled more than 147,000 checklists submitted from amateur bird-watchers in more than 100 countries. Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bird-watcher was in 1803

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“Bird-watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-watcher. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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bird-watcher

noun
bird-watch·​er
ˈbərd-ˌwäch-ər
: an observer of wild birds
bird-watch
-ˌwäch
verb
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