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butterflier

noun

Etymology

From butterfly + -er.

  1. inherited from buterflēoge
  2. inherited from buterflie
  3. suffixed as butterflier — “butterfly + er”

Definitions

  1. One who collects or studies butterflies.

    • Jeffrey Glassberg is a butterflier, which means that he not only watches butterflies through binoculars, he also keeps records of how many he sees, takes photographs […]

  2. Someone who competes in butterfly swimming.

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