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单词 drifter
释义

drifter

noun

drift·​er ˈdrif-tər How to pronounce drifter (audio)
: one that drifts
especially : one that travels or moves about aimlessly

Synonyms

  • gadabout
  • gypsy
  • knockabout
  • maunderer
  • nomad
  • rambler
  • roamer
  • rover
  • stroller
  • vagabond
  • wanderer
  • wayfarer
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Example Sentences

He was a drifter who hitchhiked from state to state. the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job
Recent Examples on the Web Waves breakout Taylor Russell as a young woman living on the margins of society who hooks up with Lee (Timothée Chalamet), an intense and disenfranchised drifter. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 For almost 12 years, her case went unsolved — until March 2020 when police arrested a 53-year-old drifter, David Kahl, and charged him with first-degree intentional homicide, according to the Marshfield News Herald. Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 True to his outsider leanings, the film tells the tale of a disconnected drifter, Bobby Dupea (Nicholson), who turns his back on his life of privilege and his talent as a piano prodigy to work on an oil rig. Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2022 With inflatable vinyl cushions at both ends and soft mesh in the middle, this multifunctional apparatus works as a hammock, lounge chair, saddle, or water drifter. Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2022 The story centers on an orphaned teenager (Brown) who traverses an American west that is reminiscent of a retro-future with a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2022 In it, Hall played a wise and courteous itinerate gambler named Sydney who schools a young drifter (John C. Reilly) on the craft. Jake Coyle, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 In it, Hall played a wise and courteous itinerate gambler named Sydney who schools a young drifter (John C. Reilly) on the craft. Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2022 Featuring incredible performances from the likes of Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Jesse Plemons, The Master tells the story of a mentally troubled drifter who gets sucked into a religious cult. Travis Bean, Forbes, 3 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

drifter

noun

as in gypsy
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gypsy
  • wanderer
  • nomad
  • traveler
  • vagabond
  • roamer
  • traveller
  • wayfarer
  • gadabout
  • knockabout
  • rambler
  • rover
  • bird of passage
  • hobo
  • straggler
  • passenger
  • sojourner
  • maunderer
  • loiterer
  • migrant
  • stroller
  • lingerer
  • tramp
  • vagrant
  • laggard
  • sightseer
  • ambler
  • transient
  • bum
  • saunterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • resident
  • inhabitant
  • dweller
  • settler
  • homebody
  • denizen
  • habitant
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