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bird⋅man

[burd-man, -muhn]
–noun, plural -men [-men, -muhn] .
1. an ornithologist.
2. a bird watcher.
3. a person who keeps or tends birds.
4. a person who hunts birds for food or sport; fowler.
5. Informal. aviator.

Origin:
1690–1700; bird + man 1
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bird·man   (bûrd'mən)   
n.  
  1. also (-mān') One, such as an ornithologist, who works with birds.

  2. Slang An aviator.

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