BIRTHER Definition & Meaning

birther

[ bur-ther ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who claims that the presidency of Barack Obama was unconstitutional, citing a belief that he was not born in the United States, or denying the authenticity of his birth certificate.
a person who claims that a former or current U.S. president or vice president, or a candidate for either office, was not born in the United States, questioning that person’s eligibility to hold the office.

Discover More

Other 51�Թ� Forms

��ٳ�·��·�� noun

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of birther¹

First recorded in 2005–10; birth ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

During a monologue, the president joked about Trump's racist birther conspiracy theories.

From

In an editor’s note, the magazine tried to rebut objections that it had been tied in with the “birther” claims that Barack Obama had not been born in the U.S.

From

The former first lady recalled in her 2018 memoir how she was shocked and offended by the so-called "birther" campaign, and along with her husband campaigned against Trump in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections.

From

He used birtherism to puff himself up as a potential presidential candidate in 2012, but never bothered with the details of birther conspiracy theories and never abandoned the “just asking questions” pose that allowed him to fool two different audiences simultaneously.

From

Any American who was halfway paying attention to the news could have concluded that Trump was a race-baiting nutcase when he lied about Muslims celebrating the 9/11 attacks and pushed his crackpot "birther" theory that Barack Obama hadn't been born in Hawaii.

From

Browse