twitcher

English

WOTD – 9 February 2012

Etymology

twitch +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪtʃə(r)

Noun

twitcher (plural twitchers)

Someone or something that twitches.
An eager birdwatcher who is willing to travel long distances to see rare species. (See the Wikipedia article for origin.)

Translations

someone or something that twitches

Finnish: nykijä, sätkijä, hiplari

German: manischer Vogelbeobachter m

eager bird watcher

Finnish: lintubongari, bongari (fi)

French: cocheur m

Anagrams

witchert

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