# snowbird

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/ · frequency rank #78,139

## Definitions
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. One who enlists in fall to desert after winter.
6. Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.

## Etymology
From snow + bird.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snowbird