butterflier

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English

Etymology

From butterfly +‎ -er.

Noun

butterflier (plural butterfliers)

  1. One who collects or studies butterflies.
    • 1998, Joanne Elizabeth Lauck, The Voice of the Infinite in the Small:
      Jeffrey Glassberg is a butterflier, which means that he not only watches butterflies through binoculars, he also keeps records of how many he sees, takes photographs []
    • 2001, Butterfly Gardener, volumes 6-10, page 27:
      Many flowering and culinary herbs are attractive to butterflies and well suited for growing in container or garden, virtually anywhere in the world. This year, we elected to try our hand at container herb gardening with a butterflier's twist.
  2. (swimming) Someone who competes in butterfly swimming.