snowbird
noun
snow·bird
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Definition of snowbird
1
: any of several birds (such as a junco or fieldfare) seen chiefly in winter
2
: one who travels to warm climes for the winter
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Examples of snowbird in a Sentence
Like many of the state's snowbirds, they live in Florida from November through March.
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The wealthy suburb of Phoenix drowses in the heat of the Sonoran Desert, sprinkled with luxury resorts catering to snowbirds in what Arizonans call the Valley of the Sun. — Lynette Rice, EW.com, "The tragic, unsolved murder of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane," 26 Aug. 2019 Then there are snowbirds in the winter and summer vacation, too. — Jennifer Fisher, chicagotribune.com, "North Shore restaurant owners say Chicago’s dining boom has made its way to the suburbs: ‘It’s a good time to be a chef’," 23 July 2019 After retirement at age 69, the two became snowbirds and spent many months at their winter home in Sun City West, Arizona. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "German solider captured after the Battle of the Bulge remembered for living the American dream," 15 Aug. 2019 Ewig said many neighbors also are snowbirds who aren’t around to begin with. — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, "A ‘prisoner in my own home’: She’s 96 and stranded by her broken elevator," 31 July 2019 In Hallandale Beach, there are still numerous low-end condo buildings, many popular with snowbirds from Canada, where a one-bedroom, one-bathroom 870-square-foot unit sells for about $300,000. — Nancy Keates, WSJ, "This Once-Scruffy Beach Town Is South Florida’s New Real Estate Hot Spot," 13 Feb. 2019 The city’s population explodes with snowbirds this time of year. — Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, "The Snakes That Ate Florida," 11 July 2019 The decision to record in Miami should come as little surprise to longtime fans of Buress, who apparently spends enough time in South Florida these days to be considered a part-time snowbird. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Ticket alert: Comedian Hannibal Buress taping new special Aug. 10 at Miami’s Olympia Theater," 5 July 2019 While the prehistoric reptile may not be exchanging its traditional swamp dwellings for the cooler, more mountainous Pennsylvania to hangout with snowbirds, it is believed that these alligators are escaped pets, according to the article. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Alligators in Pittsburgh? Southeastern reptiles are appearing in places they shouldn’t: report," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snowbird.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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snowbird
noun
English Language Learners Definition of snowbird
US
: someone who spends the winter months in a warm place
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