DRIFTER Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word drifter. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DRIFTER
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| vagabond | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support adjective satellite • wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||||
| gypsy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) • a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment • the Indic language of the Romani • a person who resembles a Romani in leading an unconventional, nomadic way of life | ||||||||
| hobo | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a vagrant • a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places | ||||||||
| itinerant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment adjective satellite • traveling from place to place to work | ||||||||
| nomad | nounn | |||||||
noun • a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons | ||||||||
| roamer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads a wandering unsettled life | ||||||||
| transient | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind noun • one who stays for only a short time • (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load adjective satellite • lasting a very short time | ||||||||
| wanderer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads a wandering unsettled life • a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | ||||||||
| wayfarer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pedestrian who walks from place to place • a traveler going on a trip | ||||||||
| clochard | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | ||||||||
| floater | nounn | |||||||
noun • spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens • a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills) • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support • an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed • a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election • a swimmer who floats in the water • an object that floats or is capable of floating • an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location | ||||||||
| vagrant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support adjective satellite • continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | ||||||||
