drifter
pronunciation
How to pronounce drifter in British English:
UK [ˈdrɪftə(r)]
How to pronounce drifter in American English:
US [ˈdrɪftɚ]
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- Noun:
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Word Origin
- drifter (n.)
- 1864, as a mining term; 1883, "boat fishing with drift-nets;" agent noun from drift (v.). Meaning "vagrant" is from 1908.
Example
- 1. A drifter helps an old man with his math problems .
- 2. I guess you could say I 'm a drifter .
- 3. Small-town girl meets mysterious drifter boy , they fall .
- 4. Then a drifter came calling one evening .
- 5. The drifter swiftly shifted the gift to the left of the lift .