birdlover
nounEtymology From bird + lover.
1
One who loves birds.
- Much ado was made about these rarities and a Japanese birdlover finally paid the fantastic price of $500 for the pair and took them back to Japan with him.1955, Mervin F. Roberts, Budgies (parrakeets) as pets: a guide to the selection and breeding of parrakeets, page 8:
- First published in England, a quite fascinating account by a Norwegian birdlover of his experiences in rescuing and caring for golden eagles.1964, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Volumes 18-19, page 126:
2 more examples
- Robert Dougall has based an alternative career on them; and ‘tits like coconuts’ must be the indisputed champion of the bird lovers’ saucy joke contest.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 8:
- Show me the birdlover who has not a deep-rooted sense of humaneness.1999, Maurice Broun, Hawks Aloft: The Story of Hawk Mountain, page 19:
- Synonyms
- ornithophile, aviphile