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birder|ˈbɜːdə(r)|
[f. bird v. + -er1.]
†1. A bird-catcher, a fowler. Obs.
1481–90Howard Househ. Bks. 379 My Lord gaff to a byrder of the Quenes xx. d. 1551Turner Herbal i. F v b, Byrders..lyme the twygges and go a batfolynge wyth them. 1622Breton Strange Newes (1876) 13 And like good birders kindly knew a Bunting from a Larke.
2. A breeder of birds.
1827Carlyle Germ. Rom. III. 151 His father..who in winter had been a birder.
3. A local name for the wild cat.
1864Northampton Herald 2 July, In the woods of Rockingham and Burghley, it is known by the name of birder.
4. A bird-watcher. orig. U.S.
1945Audubon Mag. XLVII. 212/2 As a birder and a soldier, I've wandered up and down the country. 1965Times 22 Dec. 7/1 Bird watchers—known in America as birders. 1967Boston Sunday Globe 23 Apr. b59/2 Some time ago an assembly of Audubon enthusiasts rejected the term ‘bird watchers’ by which they had been commonly known, and adopted the designation ‘birders’. 1975Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Oct. s6/1 Ottawa birders have seen 17 grey jays so far this fall. 1980Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 16/8 Mr Oddie is a serious bird-watcher, or ‘birder’ as he prefers to be called. 1985Birds Autumn 38/2 The proficient birder can identify birds by song as easily as by sight. |