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twitch·er

 (twĭch′ər)
n.
1. One that twitches.
2. Chiefly British A bird watcher, especially one who observes rare birds.
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twitcher

(ˈtwɪtʃə)
n
1. a person or thing that twitches
2. (Other Non-sporting Hobbies) informal a bird-watcher who tries to spot as many rare varieties as possible
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twitcher

A dedicated bird watcher.
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Translations

twitcher

[ˈtwɪtʃəʳ] N (Brit) → observador(a) m/f de aves
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twitcher

[ˈtwɪtʃər] n (British) (= bird-watcher) → fou des oiseaux (folle)m/f(observateur)
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twitcher

n (Brit inf) → Vogelliebhaber(in) m(f), → Vogelnarr m, → Vogelnärrin f (inf)
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e local vicar, Mr Huxley was a very keen twitcher, so keen in fact that he had the skulls of birds encased and hung on the walls of his house adjoining St Andrew's church on our estate.
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But the Twitcher adminstrator said: "He likes to silence and ban people on Gosforth Traffic, who dare to have a different opinion to his own."
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