birdwatcher

See also: bird watcher

English

Etymology

bird +‎ watcher

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɘ(ɹ)/

Noun

birdwatcher (plural birdwatchers)

(birdwatching) A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment.
- 1959, Muriel Spark, Memento Mori, London: Macmillan, Chapter Five,
  Alec Warner was gazing like a bird-watcher at Charmian, who plucked at the rug round her knees, waiting to tell her own story.

Alternative forms

bird watcher

Synonyms

birder

Translations

a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment

Chinese:
Mandarin: 觀鳥者, 观鸟者 (guānniǎozhě), 賞鳥者, 赏鸟者 (shǎngniǎozhě), 觀鳥愛好者, 观鸟爱好者 (guānniǎo àihàozhě), 賞鳥愛好者, 赏鸟爱好者 (shǎngniǎo àihàozhě)
Dutch: vogelaar (nl) m
Finnish: lintuharrastaja (fi), lintubongari, bongari (fi)
German: Vogelbeobachter m, Vogelbeobachterin f

Greek: παρατηρητής πουλιών m (paratiritís poulión)
Japanese: 野鳥観察者 (yachō-kansatsusha)
Russian: орнито́лог (ru) m (ornitólog), наблюда́тель за пти́цами m (nabljudátelʹ za ptícami), наблюда́тельница за пти́цами f (nabljudátelʹnica za ptícami), птиценаблюдатель m (pticenabljudatelʹ), птиценаблюдательница f (pticenabljudatelʹnica)
Swedish: fågelskådare (sv) c
Turkish: kuş gözlemcisi, kuşçu (tr)

See also

twitcher

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