drifter
noun [C] /ˈdrɪf.tər/
/-tɚ/ disapprovingDefinition
› someone who moves from one place to another or from one job to another without any purposeTravellers and visitors
(Definition of drifter noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- a rolling stone (gathers no moss) idiom
- bird of passage noun
- caller noun (VISIT)
- carpool noun (CARS)
- explorer noun
- fare noun (PAYMENT)
- flyer noun (TRAVEL)
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