"birther" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɝθɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-birther.ogg Forms: birthers [plural]
Etymology: From birth + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (“supporter”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|birth|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} birth + -er (agent noun suffix), {{suf|en||er|id2=ideology|t2=supporter}} + -er (“supporter”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} birther (plural birthers)
  1. (rare) One who gives birth. Tags: rare Synonyms (one who gives birth): woman in labor [US], woman in labour [UK] Translations (one who gives birth): synnyttäjä (Finnish), parturiente [feminine] (French), Gebärer [figuratively, masculine] (German), Gebärerin [feminine] (German), рожени́ца (roženíca) [feminine] (Russian), роже́ница (rožénica) [feminine] (Russian), ро́женица (róženica) [colloquial, feminine] (Russian)
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  2. (slang, derogatory, US politics) A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), is not a natural-born US citizen, and was therefore ineligible for the presidency under the United States Constitution (Article II, Section 1). Tags: US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): US politics, Barack Obama, Conspiracy theories, People Translations ((slang, derogatory, US politics) A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009-2017), was not born in that country, and therefore ineligible for presidency due to national law): «рожде́нец» (alt: «roždénec») [masculine] (Russian), «рожде́нка» (alt: «roždénka») [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-birther-en-noun-9AL19UG8 Disambiguation of Barack Obama: 2 97 1 1 Disambiguation of Conspiracy theories: 23 73 2 1 Disambiguation of People: 13 54 19 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (ideology), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 48 4 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 32 59 5 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (ideology): 28 59 7 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 50 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 48 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 49 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 63 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 59 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 62 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 62 4 3 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of '(slang, derogatory, US politics) A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009-2017), was not born in that country, and therefore ineligible for presidency due to national law': 1 98 1
  3. (slang, derogatory, US politics) More generally, anyone who questions the eligibility of a candidate for office based on their citizenship status. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-birther-en-noun-1aRTkAKz Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Birther Derived forms: birtherism, girther Related terms: truther

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɝθɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-birther.ogg Forms: birthers [present, singular, third-person], birthering [participle, present], birthered [participle, past], birthered [past]
Etymology: From birth + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (“supporter”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|birth|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} birth + -er (agent noun suffix), {{suf|en||er|id2=ideology|t2=supporter}} + -er (“supporter”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} birther (third-person singular simple present birthers, present participle birthering, simple past and past participle birthered)
  1. (slang, derogatory, US politics) To question the eligibility of a candidate for office or the location of one's birth. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-birther-en-verb-J~Ot5oCT Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Birther

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Earlier this month, columnist and birther Frank Gaffney, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee, and others held a news conference on Capitol Hill to release a report on Muslim religious law entitled \"Shariah: The Threat to America.\"",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) One who gives birth."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:US politics"
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        {
          "ref": "2008 December 8, Jay Bookman, “Shut up about the birth certificate”, in Atlanta Journal-Constitution:",
          "text": "I confess I do have some sympathy for the \"birthers,\" though. As an outsider, it's hard to distinguish between the zany arguments that get official approval by the conservative establishment --- things like Bill Ayers, Michelle Obama's infamous \"whitey\" tape, the claim that Obama is a closet Marxist --- and those arguments that are considered beyond the pale.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 August 7, Paul Krugman, “The Town Hall Mob”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "Senator Dick Durbin has suggested that the birthers and the health care protesters are one and the same; we don’t know how many of the protesters are birthers, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it’s a substantial fraction.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 September 29, Mark Benjamin, “What Islamophobia really threatens”, in Salon:",
          "text": "Earlier this month, columnist and birther Frank Gaffney, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee, and others held a news conference on Capitol Hill to release a report on Muslim religious law entitled \"Shariah: The Threat to America.\"",
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        }
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        "A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), is not a natural-born US citizen, and was therefore ineligible for the presidency under the United States Constitution (Article II, Section 1)."
      ],
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        "(slang, derogatory, US politics) A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), is not a natural-born US citizen, and was therefore ineligible for the presidency under the United States Constitution (Article II, Section 1)."
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2020 August 13, Franco Ordoñez, “Trump and His Campaign Amplify Birther Conspiracy Against Kamala Harris”, in NPR:",
          "text": "[see title]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 August 13, Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam, CNN:",
          "text": "On Thursday, he started floating a new birther lie about Sen. Kamala Harris, who, if elected, would be the first Black and Asian American vice president.",
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        "(slang, derogatory, US politics) More generally, anyone who questions the eligibility of a candidate for office based on their citizenship status."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who gives birth",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "one who gives birth",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "one who gives birth",
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      "word": "рожени́ца"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "one who gives birth",
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      "sense": "(slang, derogatory, US politics) A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009-2017), was not born in that country, and therefore ineligible for presidency due to national law",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "«рожде́нец»"
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    {
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      "sense": "(slang, derogatory, US politics) A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009-2017), was not born in that country, and therefore ineligible for presidency due to national law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "«рожде́нка»"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "2020, Andrew Solender, “'He Wasn't Born Here': Trump Birthers Biden Near Scranton Ahead Of DNC Acceptance Speech”, in Forbes:",
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        "(slang, derogatory, US politics) To question the eligibility of a candidate for office or the location of one's birth."
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}

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