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View usage for: (drɪftəʳ) Word forms: plural drifterscountable nounIf you describe someone as a drifter, you mean that they do not stay in one place or in one job for very long. [disapproval]Synonyms: wanderer, bum [informal], tramp [old-fashioned], itinerant [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of drifter drifter in British English (ˈdrɪftə) noun1. a person or thing that drifts 2. a person who moves aimlessly from place to place, usually without a regular job 3. a boat used for drift-net fishing 4. nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes Examples of 'drifter' in a sentencedrifter Definition a person who moves aimlessly from place to place an out-of-work drifter Synonyms tramp (old-fashioned) itinerant (old-fashioned) hobo (US) rolling stone bag lady derro (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition a tramp A bum, a derelict, is what he looked like. Synonyms vagrant, tramp, derelict, drifter, down-and-out, hobo (US), vagabond, bag lady (US), dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang) Definition a homeless person who travels about on foot, living by begging or doing casual work Synonyms vagrant, bum (informal), derelict, drifter, down-and-out, hobo (US), vagabond, bag lady, dosser (British, slang), derro (Australian, slang) Definition a person who travels from place to place and has no fixed home or job He had lived as a vagabond, begging for food. Synonyms vagrant, tramp (old-fashioned), bum (informal), drifter, migrant, rolling stone, wanderer, beggar, outcast, rover, nomad, itinerant, down-and-out, hobo (US), bag lady, wayfarer, dosser (British, slang), knight of the road, person of no fixed address, derro (Australian, slang) - dried
- drift
- drift off
- drifter
- drill
- drink
- drink something in
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