twitcher
twit·cher
twitcher · twitchers
manischer Vogelbeobachter
Someone or something that twitchesSomeone or something that twitches.
UK/ˈtwɪt͡ʃə/US/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɚ/
» Tom's neighbour is a bit of a curtain twitcher.
Значення
значень: 2Someone or something that twitches.
manischer Vogelbeobachter
An avid birdwatcher who travels long distances to see rare species, or to add a new species to their personal list; a birder who goes on twitches.
Приклади
речень: 1Tom's neighbour is a bit of a curtain twitcher.
Переклади
мов: 2Deutsch
За значеннями 1
someone or something that twitches:
Походження
From twitch + -er. The birdwatching sense first recorded in 1970 and recalled as being inFrom twitch + -er. The birdwatching sense first recorded in 1970 and recalled as being in use in 1968; claimed by R.E. Emmett to have arisen in 1950s Britain in reference to birder Howard Medhurst who often arrived at rare‑bird sites shivering after riding pillion on Emmett's motorcycle.
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множина: twitchersСпільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 1Похідніcurtain twitcher