snowbird

noun — 6 senses

snowbird

noun

UK /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.

5

Government, Military, Politics, War US, Slang One who enlists in fall to desert after winter.

6

Slang Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.

Derived terms
blue snowbird, snowbirding
Related terms
snowcock

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