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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024float•er (flō′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that floats.
- Informal Termsa person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc.
- Government[U.S. Politics.]a voter not attached to any party, esp. a person whose vote may be purchased.
- Governmenta person who fraudulently votes, usually for pay, in different places in the same election.
- Animal Behaviora territorial animal that has been unable to claim a territory and is forced into undefended, marginal areas with limited resources.
- Ophthalmologya speck or string that appears to be drifting across the eye just outside the line of vision, caused by cells or cell fragments in the vitreous humor registering on the retina;
musca volitans. - BusinessAlso called floating policy. [Insurance.]a policy that insures movable personal property.
- Business[Finance.]any security or note that has a floating rate.
- Medicinea corpse found floating in a body of water.
- British Terms[Australian.]a meat pie served in a plate of gravy or pea soup.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: floater /ˈfləʊtə/ n - a person or thing that floats
- any of a number of dark spots that appear in one's vision as a result of dead cells or fragments in the lens or vitreous humour of the eye
- US Canadian a person of no fixed political opinion
- US informal a person who often changes employment, residence, etc; drifter
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