EGAVE

drifter

About 0.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
  2. noun A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
  3. noun A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.
  4. noun A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction.
  5. noun A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.
  6. noun A tool used in mining and civil engineering to drill into rock.
  7. noun One who takes part in drift fishing.
  8. noun A boat used for drift fishing.

Similar words

vagrant vagabond hobo traveller tramp traveler stray beggar hustler unstable

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Word family

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