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Definition of drifter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drifter

noun
 
/ˈdrɪftə(r)/
 
/ˈdrɪftər/
(disapproving)
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  1. 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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