bird watcher

1. 1.

   a zoologist who studies birds

   Synonymsornithologist

   Broaderzoologist

   NarrowerAudubonWilson
2. 2.

   a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats

   Synonymsbirder

   Broaderamateur

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.