twitcher

From twitch +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪtʃə(ɹ)

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.

• witchert

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

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

twitcher m (plural twitchers)

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

• vogelaar
• vogelkijker
• vogelspotter

• twitchen