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English
Etymology
twitch + -er
Pronunciation
Noun
twitcher (plural twitchers)
- Someone or something that twitches.
- 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
Translations
someone or something that twitches
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English twitcher. By surface analysis, twitchen + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪ.tʃər/
- Hyphenation: twit‧cher
Noun
twitcher m (plural twitchers)
- twitcher (avid birdwatcher, esp. one who travels long distances to observe rare species)
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