snowbird
nounUK /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/ · US /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/
Etymology From snow + bird.
1
A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
2
A migratory bird seen primarily in the winter time.
3
The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
4
A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere.
6
Slang Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.
- Derived terms
- blue snowbird, snowbirding
- Related terms
- snowcock