snowbird

[ snoh-burd ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌbɜrd /

noun

Informal. a person who vacations in or moves to a warmer climate during cold weather.

Words nearby snowbird

snowball's chance in hell, a, snowbank, snowbell, snowbelt, snowberry, snowbird, snowblading, snowblink, snowblower, snowboard, snowboarding

Origin of snowbird

First recorded in 1665–75; snow + bird

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Examples from the Web for snowbird

Each word just seems to burn into me, Snowbird, and I'll make every one of them good.
The Voice of the Pack|Edison Marshall
It was Snowbird, very pale but wholly self-sufficient and determined and intent.
The Voice of the Pack|Edison Marshall
Now the very next day a snowbird came and perched above the smoke hole.
Myths and Legends of British North America|Katharine Berry Judson
They were soon on their way back to the shore where they had left the Snowbird.
Dave Porter in the Far North|Edward Stratemeyer

I'm not going to die from this malady of mine now, Snowbird.
The Voice of the Pack|Edison Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for snowbird

snowbird

/ (ˈsnəʊˌbɜːd) /

noun

another name for the snow bunting

US slang a person addicted to cocaine, or sometimes heroin

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