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drifter
/ ˈdrɪftə /
noun
- a person or thing that drifts
- a person who moves aimlessly from place to place, usually without a regular job
- a boat used for drift-net fishing
- nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes
Example Sentences
Kristofferson turned that tale into the story of two drifters, who find love on the road and are separated, eventually, by death.
Benji, something of a chatty drifter, has never quite found himself, at least not by David’s standards.
Harris' rise in the polls suggests she may be starting to get some of the drifters back.
An unearthed archive of an art lover's interviews with an ageing LS Lowry have revealed he saw himself as "a drifter" who knew a lot of people but "never had a girl".
It traces Elmer’s hapless life as an alcoholic drifter turned bungling criminal, and his involuntary second act as a formidably well-embalmed sideshow attraction.
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