snowbird UK /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/US /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/ noun6 •A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco. •A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere. •A migratory bird seen primarily in the winter time. •The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis). •(slang) Someone who uses cocaine illicitly. •(US, slang) One who enlists in fall to desert after winter. formssnowbirds