bird-fancier

A bird-fancier carefully feeds his colorful canaries in their cage.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Person who breeds or keeps birds: bird-fancier refers to someone who is keenly interested in birds, especially one who breeds, keeps, or sells them as a hobby or profession.
   • Bird enthusiast: a person who enjoys observing, studying, or collecting birds, often as a pastime.

Usage Examples

• (A person who breeds and keeps birds for pleasure.)
• (A person who sells birds.)
• (A person who is enthusiastic about birds.)

Advanced Usage

• "bird-fancier's lung": a medical condition (a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis) caused by inhaling dust from bird droppings or feathers.
  • The veterinarian warned that prolonged exposure to bird dander could lead to bird-fancier's lung. (A respiratory disease linked to bird keeping.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bird-fancy (n): the practice or hobby of keeping and breeding birds.

  • The bird-fancy community holds annual shows to exhibit rare species. (The activity of bird keeping.)

• Bird-fancying (adj): relating to the hobby of keeping birds.

  • He joined a bird-fancying club to share tips with other enthusiasts. (Related to the hobby.)

Synonyms

• Aviculturist: a person who keeps and breeds birds, especially as a scientific or commercial pursuit.
• Ornithologist: a scientist who studies birds (more formal and scientific than ).
• Bird keeper: a person who maintains birds in captivity.

Related Idioms

• To be a bird-fancier (literal): to have a strong interest in birds.
  • He has been a bird-fancier since childhood, always bringing home injured birds to nurse. (To be an enthusiast of birds.)