different between birdwatcher vs birdwatching
birdwatcher
English
Etymology
bird +? watcher
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b??(?)d?w?t?.?(?)/
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.
- 1959, Muriel Spark, Memento Mori, London: Macmillan, Chapter Five,
- (slang) A person who enjoys watching rocket launches.
- 1957, Skyline (volumes 15-18, page 7)
- In fact, on this night, the birdwatching is over for everyone, for the firing is cancelled. Nobody notifies birdwatchers officially, of course, so the exodus is scattered and gradual.
- 1961, Canadian Motorist (page 15)
- […] particularly those carrying astronauts, are the area's major drawing power, and each "advertised" shoot brings thousands of space age "birdwatchers".
- 1957, Skyline (volumes 15-18, page 7)
Alternative forms
- bird watcher
Synonyms
- birder
Translations
See also
- twitcher
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birdwatching
English
Alternative forms
- bird watching
Etymology
bird +? watching
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b??(?)d?w?t?.??/
Noun
birdwatching (uncountable)
- Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
- Synonym: birding
- (slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
- 1957, Skyline (volumes 15-18, page 7)
- In fact, on this night, the birdwatching is over for everyone, for the firing is cancelled. Nobody notifies birdwatchers officially, of course, so the exodus is scattered and gradual.
- 1957, Skyline (volumes 15-18, page 7)
Related terms
- birdwatch
- birdwatcher
Translations
See also
- ornithology
Italian
Etymology
English birdwatching
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ber?dw?t.t??i?/
Noun
birdwatching m (plural birdwatching)
- birdwatching
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