dowitcherPronunciation: /ˈdaʊɪtʃə/Definition of dowitcher noun a wading bird of the sandpiper family, with a long straight bill, breeding in arctic and subarctic North America and eastern Asia. Genus Limnodromus, family Scolopacidae: three species Origin: mid 19th century: from Iroquoiandowitcher in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dowitcher in the US English dictionary