drifter
IPA: drˈɪftɝ
noun
- (sometimes derogatory) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
- (nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
- (automotive) A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.
- (parachuting) A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction.
- (mining, historical) A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.
- (fishing) One who takes part in drift fishing.
- (fishing) A boat used for drift fishing.
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Examples of "drifter" in Sentences
- A drifter is a type of fishing boat.
- Stauf was a simple drifter and thief.
- Feguer was a drifter, native to the state of Michigan.
- A drifter claims the money in an dormant bank account.
- Satisfied, the alien being permits the drifter to leave.
- For a while, Johnny became a drifter and then an adventurer.
- The title track, Drifter, was recorded on an answering machine.
- A drifter and convicted sex offender was charged with the murder.
- According to the documentary he was a drifter and died childless in 1925.
- The channel includes mobisodes with Stripperella, The Accuser and The Drifter.