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单词 birdman
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birdman

[ burd-man, -muhn ]
/ ˈbɜrdˌmæn, -mən /

noun, plural bird·men [burd-men, -muhn]. /ˈbɜrdˌmɛn, -mən/.

an ornithologist.
a bird watcher.
a person who keeps or tends birds.
a person who hunts birds for food or sport; fowler.
Informal. aviator.

Origin of birdman

First recorded in 1690–1700; bird + man

Words nearby birdman

birding, bird in the hand, birdlike, birdlime, bird louse, birdman, bird-nesting, bird of ill omen, bird of paradise, bird of passage, bird of peace
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British Dictionary definitions for birdman

birdman
/ (ˈbɜːdˌmæn, -mən) /

noun plural -men

a man concerned with birds, such as a fowler or ornithologist
a man who attempts to fly using his own muscle power
an obsolete informal name for airman
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