drifter n : a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support [syn: vagrant, floater, vagabond]

English

Etymology

Noun

1. A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

Drifter may refer to:

• A person who drifts from place to place
• Drifter (aircraft) built in Australia by 'Drifter Aircraft'
• Drifter (fishing boat)
• Drifter (chocolate), a Nestlé chocolate bar in the UK
• Drifter (drill), a rock or ground drill
• The Drifter, a 1917 silent film starring Harry Carey
• The Drifter, an animated series
• The Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Drifter motorcycle
• One who participates in the drifting (motorsport)
• A song by Deep Purple from Come Taste the Band
• A fictional character not from Bikini Bottom in SpongeBob SquarePants''
• A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
• Drifter (floating device), a device to explore ocean currents

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