twitcher

See also: Twitcher

English

WOTD – 9 February 2012

Etymology

twitch +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɪtʃə(ɹ)

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• curtain twitcher

 

Translations

someone or something that twitches

• Finnish: nykijä, sätkijä, hiplari
• German: manischer Vogelbeobachter m

eager bird watcher

• Dutch: twitcher m
• Finnish: lintubongari (fi), bongari (fi)
• French: cocheur m

Anagrams

• witchert

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

twitcher m (plural twitchers)

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

Hypernyms

• vogelaar
• vogelkijker
• vogelspotter

Related terms

• twitchen