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birther

noun
/ˈbɝθɚ/US

Etymology

From birth + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (“supporter”).

  1. derived from *bʰértis✻
  2. derived from *burdiz✻
  3. derived from burðr
  4. inherited from birthe
  5. suffixed as birther — “birth + er”

Definitions

  1. One who gives birth.

    • […] she couldn't be an "easy birther."
    • Liz Buttle, Britain's oldest birther, lied about not taking fertility drugs and didn't conceive her 2-month-old boy in the usual way as she insisted.

  2. A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United…

    A believer in the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), is not a natural-born US citizen, and was therefore ineligible for the presidency under the United States Constitution (Article II, Section 1).

    • Senator Dick Durbin has suggested that the birthers and the health care protesters are one and the same; we don’t know how many of the protesters are birthers, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it’s a substantial fraction.

  3. More generally, anyone who questions the eligibility of a candidate for office based on…

    More generally, anyone who questions the eligibility of a candidate for office based on their citizenship status.

    • [see title]
    • On Thursday, he started floating a new birther lie about Sen. Kamala Harris, who, if elected, would be the first Black and Asian American vice president.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To question the eligibility of a candidate for office or the location of one's birth.

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Derived

birtherism, girther

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA