birther
/ˈbɝθɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who gives birth.
noun
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).
American usage; Derogatory; Slang
noun
More generally, anyone who questions the eligibility of a candidate for office based on their citizenship status.
American usage; Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "[…] 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."
- "I confess I do have some sympathy for the "birthers," though. As an outsider, it's hard to distinguish between the zany arguments that get official approval by the conservative establishment --- things like Bill Ayers, Michelle Obama's infamous "whitey" tape, the claim that Obama is a closet Marxist --- and those arguments that are considered beyond the pale."
- "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."
- "Earlier this month, columnist and birther Frank Gaffney, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee, and others held a news conference on Capitol Hill to release a report on Muslim religious law entitled "Shariah: The Threat to America.""
- "[see title]"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɝθɚ/
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Slang
Inflected Forms
birthers (plural)
birthers (present, singular)
birthering (participle, present)
birthered (participle, past)
birthered (past)
Derived Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
woman in labor
woman in labour