twitcher

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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From twitch +‎ -er.

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Noun

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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.)
    • 2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 21:
      I do not consider myself either a twitcher or an expert.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English twitcher. By surface analysis, twitchen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪ.tʃər/
  • Hyphenation: twit‧cher

Noun

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twitcher m (plural twitchers)

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

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