drifter

drift·er

D0390400 (drĭf′tər)n. One that drifts, especially a person who moves aimlessly from place to place or from job to job.

drifter

(ˈdrɪftə) n1. a person or thing that drifts2. a person who moves aimlessly from place to place, usually without a regular job3. (Fishing) a boat used for drift-net fishing4. (Nautical Terms) nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes

drift•er

(ˈdrɪf tər)

n. 1. a person or thing that drifts. 2. a person who wanders from place to place or job to job aimlessly. [1860–65]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

drifter - a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of supportvagrant, vagabond, floaterbeachcomber - a vagrant living on a beachhave-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessionssundowner - a tramp who habitually arrives at sundownhobo, tramp, bum - a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"bird of passage, roamer, rover, wanderer - someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

drifter

noun wanderer, bum (informal), tramp, itinerant, vagrant, hobo (U.S.), vagabond, rolling stone, bag lady (chiefly U.S.) an out-of-work drifter

Translations

流浪者漂网渔船

drift

(drift) noun1. a heap of something driven together, especially snow. His car stuck in a snowdrift. 吹積物 吹积物2. the direction in which something is going; the general meaning. I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said. 大意 大意，要旨 verb1. to (cause to) float or be blown along. Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river. 漂流 漂流2. (of people) to wander or live aimlessly. She drifted from job to job. 漫無目的地漂泊或生活 随波逐流，游荡 ˈdrifter noun1. a fishing-boat that uses a net which floats near the surface of the water. 漂網漁船 漂网渔船2. a person who drifts. 漂泊者 流浪者ˈdriftwood noun wood floating on or cast up on the shore by the sea. We made a fire with driftwood. 浮木 浮木