bird watcher

Questions about bird watcher

What does bird watcher mean?

bird watcher means "a zoologist who studies birds". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bird watcher?

Close synonyms include ornithologist, birder. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bird watcher a common word?

bird watcher is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.