drifter in English dictionary

  • drifter

    Meanings and definitions of "drifter"

    • (pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
    • (nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
    • noun
      (pejorative)
      A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
    • noun
      (automotive)
      A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.
    • noun
      (fishing)
      One who takes part in drift fishing.
    • noun
      a type of fishing boat designed to catch herrings in a long drift net.
      Until the mid-1960s fishing fleets in the North Sea comprised drifters and trawlers, with the drifters primarily targeting herring while the trawlers caught cod, plaice, skate and haddock, etc.
    • noun
      a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

    Synonyms of "drifter" in English dictionary

    rover, wanderer, roamer are the top synonyms of "drifter" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of drifter

    • drifter ( plural  drifters)
  • Drifter

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