floater
pronunciation
How to pronounce floater in British English:
UK [ˈfləʊtə(r)]
How to pronounce floater in American English:
US [ˈfloʊtə(r)]
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- 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
Word Origin
- floater (n.)
- "one who or that which floats," 1717, agent noun from float (v.). From 1847 in political slang for an independent voter (but with suggestion of purchasability); 1859 as "one who frequently changes place of residence or employment." Meaning "dead body found in water" is 1890, U.S. slang.
Example
- 1. None of the signs associated with a floater .
- 2. Sell ce approval inflatable floater boat series .
- 3. The overhand floater serves to position5 .
- 4. We want to buy floater golf balls .
- 5. Pie floater , australia . A culinary delight of placing a meat pie upside down in a bowl of pea soup , topped with tomato sauce ( ketchup ) .