snowbird
/ˈsnoʊˌbɜrd/
noun
- A person who moves to a warmer climate during the winter, especially an older retiree from the northern United States or Canada.
- My grandparents are snowbirds; they spend six months in Florida and six months in Michigan.
- Every November, snowbirds from Minnesota head to Arizona for the winter.
- Many snowbirds return north in the spring when the weather warms up.
- Any of various birds that appear in winter, such as the snow bunting or the dark-eyed junco.
- Birdwatchers look for snowbirds as a sign that winter has truly arrived.
- A flock of snowbirds visited our feeder during the January snowstorm.
- The snowbird, with its white and gray feathers, is a common winter sight in the backyard.
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