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drifter
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drift·er  (drftr)
n.
One that drifts, especially a person who moves aimlessly from place to place or from job to job.

drifter [ˈdrɪftə]
n
1. a person or thing that drifts
2. a person who moves aimlessly from place to place, usually without a regular job
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a boat used for drift-net fishing
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drifterdrifter - a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
beachcomber - a vagrant living on a beach
have-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessions
sundowner - a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown
hobo, tramp, bum - a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
bird of passage, roamer, rover, wanderer - someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

drifter
noun wanderer, bum (informal), tramp, itinerant, vagrant, hobo (U.S.), vagabond, rolling stone, bag lady (chiefly U.S.) an out-of-work drifter
Translations
drifter [ˈdrɪftəʳ] N
1. (Naut) → trainera f
2. (= person) → vago/a m/f, vagabundo/a m/f
drifter [ˈdrɪftər] npersonne f sans but dans la vie
drifter
n
(= person)Gammler(in) m(f); he’s a bit of a drifterihn hälts nirgends lange
(boat) → Drifter m


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The result is a comprehensive and astutely sensitive portrayal of a middle-American town and the two drifters who snuffed out the lives of one of its finest families.
The police investigation revealed that Cavender and Wiley were drifters who supported themselves by traveling the stock car racing circuit, selling souvenirs.
His performance scheduling - with the complete Drifters troupe, as a duo with Drifter Edd Freeman, or on his own - keeps him on the move.
 
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