Definition of "birdman" [bird•man]

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "October 26th, 2007 at 5: 36 pm chodin says: yeah, birdman is definetely his robin."
• "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."
• "My "birdman" in the novel is based on my colleagues who counted "goose poops" and were the object of amusement by the locals."