twitcher

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈtwɪt͡ʃəː/
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/ˈtwɪt͡ʃəː/ · [ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃəː] · /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɚ/ · [ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪt͡ʃɹ̩]

Definition of twitcher

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone or something that twitches.
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noun

  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.
    “Twitchers are very mobile and may travel great distances to see rare birds, of which they hear through their efficient 'grapevine'.”
    “I do not consider myself either a twitcher or an expert.”
  3. A streamer on the video livestream service Twitch.
    “The Twitchers interact with their audiences in multiple ways in order to create communities.”
    “Some messages warn against not being fooled, and that YouTubers or Twitchers should be somewhat absolved because “it’s their job” (C2), with the “dirty rotten system” (C2) to blame in which “EA decides who get what” (C2). […] Players post messages stressing the differences between themselves and streamers, with “regular folks are forced to earn … wins in fut champs” (C1; C3) while YouTubers or Twitchers “get given wins by their viewers” (C1; C3).”
    “Popular Twitchers (live streamers) build and cultivate devoted communities of fans where hundreds and even thousands log on to watch their broadcasts of whatever it is they want to share with the world.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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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