Colloquial Variant guide

birdwatcher

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ə(ɹ)/
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 D W AA2 CH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who enjoys watching rocket launches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person, especially a male, who delights in watching women.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bird + watcher.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 觀鳥者 /观鸟者 (guānniǎozhě) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賞鳥者 /赏鸟者 (shǎngniǎozhě) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觀鳥愛好者 /观鸟爱好者 (guānniǎo àihàozhě) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賞鳥愛好者 /赏鸟爱好者 (shǎngniǎo àihàozhě) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Dutch: vogelaar — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Finnish: lintuharrastaja — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Finnish: lintubongari — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Finnish: bongari — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • German: Vogelbeobachter — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • German: Vogelbeobachterin — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Greek: παρατηρητής πουλιών (paratiritís poulión) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Hebrew: צַפָּר (tzapár) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Japanese: 野鳥観察者 (yachō-kansatsusha) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Russian: орнито́лог (ornitólog) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Russian: наблюда́тель за пти́цами (nabljudátelʹ za ptícami) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Russian: наблюда́тельница за пти́цами (nabljudátelʹnica za ptícami) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Russian: птиценаблюдатель (pticenabljudatelʹ) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Russian: птиценаблюдательница (pticenabljudatelʹnica) — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Swedish: fågelskådare — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Turkish: kuş gözlemcisi — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment
  • Turkish: kuşçu — a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment