kingfisher

[ king-fish-er ]

noun

1. any of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored.

kingfisher

/ ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə /

noun

1. any coraciiform bird of the family Alcedinidae, esp the Eurasian Alcedo atthis, which has a greenish-blue and orange plumage. Kingfishers have a large head, short tail, and long sharp bill and tend to live near open water and feed on fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of kingfisher¹

1400–50; king + fisher; replacing king's fisher, late Middle English kinges fisher

Word History and Origins

Origin of kingfisher¹

C15: originally king's fisher

Example Sentences

But for many Vistara loyalists, its demise leaves a void in India’s skies for a premium, full-service carrier - marking the third such gap after the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways.

From BBC

Angela Cartwright, owner of Kingfisher Fish Bar in Salford, previously told BBC Breakfast that potato prices were "extortionate".

From BBC

It said it was called, along with the fire service and ambulance service at 21:30 BST on Monday, to a spot behind Kingfisher Way.

From BBC

I could only hear portions as he made a show of pulling the soldier aside and secretly presenting the kingfisher feathers he had acquired the previous day.

From Literature

Then he gave me the sack of gunpowder that he had acquired in exchange for the kingfisher feathers and walked into the spicers’ district with his arms joyously spread.

From Literature