different between birdwatcher vs twitcher

English

Etymology

bird +? watcher

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??(?)d?w?t?.?(?)/

Noun

birdwatcher (plural birdwatchers)

1. (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.

2. (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".

Alternative forms

• bird watcher

Synonyms

• birder

Translations

See also

• twitcher

English

Etymology

twitch +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tw?t???(?)/
• Rhymes: -?t??(r)

Noun

twitcher (plural twitchers)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• witchert

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English twitcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??.t??r/
• Hyphenation: twit?cher

Noun

twitcher m (plural twitchers)

1. twitcher (avid birdwatcher, esp. one who travels long distances to observe rare species)

Hypernyms

• vogelaar
• vogelkijker
• vogelspotter