Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One, such as an ornithologist, who works with birds.
  • noun Slang An aviator.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bird-catcher; a fowler.
  • noun An ornithologist.
  • noun One who stuffs birds.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A fowler or birdcatcher.
  • noun colloq. An aviator; airman.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a man who works with birds
  • noun an aviator

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Examples

  • October 26th, 2007 at 5: 36 pm chodin says: yeah, birdman is definetely his robin.

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  • I tell you that because I´ve discovered birdman last week and I wonder if you use 'birdman' in your book for that reason and if hellion have similar allusions.

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  • My "birdman" in the novel is based on my colleagues who counted "goose poops" and were the object of amusement by the locals.

    Flight of the Goose John L. Trapp 2006

  • Another rebounding/defensive big man is all this team needs to seriously compete for a shot at the Finals. chris anderson needs to start playing with a chip on his shoulder, again ... he's too concerned with being "birdman".

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  • Another rebounding/defensive big man is all this team needs to seriously compete for a shot at the Finals. chris anderson needs to start playing with a chip on his shoulder, again ... he's too concerned with being "birdman".

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • Another rebounding/defensive big man is all this team needs to seriously compete for a shot at the Finals. chris anderson needs to start playing with a chip on his shoulder, again ... he's too concerned with being "birdman".

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • Another rebounding/defensive big man is all this team needs to seriously compete for a shot at the Finals. chris anderson needs to start playing with a chip on his shoulder, again ... he's too concerned with being "birdman".

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

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