drifter
noun/ˈdrɪftə(r)/
/ˈdrɪftər/
(disapproving)- a person who moves from one job or place to another with no real purpose
- A 36-year-old drifter from Cincinnati was charged with the murder.
- As a young man he had been a romantic and a drifter.
- I spent my time in the company of drifters and losers.
- Several hundred drifters spend the night in the park.
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