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drifter
noun [C] /ˈdrɪf.tər/
/-tɚ/ disapprovingDefinition
(Definition of drifter noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a rolling stone (gathers no moss) idiom
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