"birder" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɜːdə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɝdɚ/ [General-American] Forms: birders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ) Etymology: From bird + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bird|er|id2=occupation}} bird + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} birder (plural birders)
  1. (birdwatching) A birdwatcher. Translations (birdwatcher): Vogelbeobachter [masculine] (German), Vogelbeobachterin [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-birder-en-noun-xPhiU-Wt Categories (other): Birdwatching Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology Disambiguation of 'birdwatcher': 89 11
  2. A person who hunts birds.
    Sense id: en-birder-en-noun-7786fPOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonbirder Related terms: twitcher, birdo

Inflected forms

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