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twitcher.

Someone or something that twitches.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtwɪt͡ʃə/Australia, Received-Pronunciation[ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃə]Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɚ/Canadian, General-American, Standard[ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɹ̩]Canadian, General-American, Standard
  1. Someone or something that twitches.

  2. An avid birdwatcher who travels long distances to see rare species, or to add a new species to their personal list; a birder who goes on twitches.

Where this word comes from

From twitch + -er. The birdwatching sense first recorded in 1970 and recalled as being in use in 1968; claimed by R.E. Emmett to have arisen in 1950s Britain in reference to birder Howard Medhurst who often arrived at rare‑bird sites shivering after riding pillion on Emmett's motorcycle.

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