different between retired vs snowbird

English

Etymology

From retire +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t???d/

Adjective

retired (comparative more retired, superlative most retired)

1. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. [from 16th c.]
2. Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded. [from 16th c.]
   • 1910, ‘Saki’, "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia:

     The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

3. (of people) Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.]

   The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

4. No longer in use or production.

   Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

Translations

Verb

retired

1. simple past tense and past participle of retire

Anagrams

• retried, tireder

English

Etymology

snow +? bird

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sn??b??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sno?b??d/

Noun

snowbird (plural snowbirds)

1. A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
2. A 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.
5. (slang) A cocaine user.

Derived terms

• blue snowbird
• Snowbird Mountains

Translations

See also

• junco
• Wikipedia article on snowbirds (people).