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In some senses, birther is marked as derogatory, slang, rare, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
easy, oldest
PREP.
about
noun
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.
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, Sect
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.
More generally, anyone who questions the eligibility of a candidate for office based on their citizenship status.
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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.
verb
To question the eligibility of a candidate for office or the location of one's birth.
[…] she couldn't be an "easy birther."
WiktionaryLiz 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.
WiktionaryI 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 --- thing
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, birther is marked as derogatory, slang, rare, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.