Definitions for drifter
ˈdrɪf tərdrifter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabondnoun

   a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

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1. drifternoun

   A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

2. drifternoun

   A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.

3. drifternoun

   A driver that uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.

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1. Drifter

   Drifter is a song written by Don Pfrimmer and Archie Jordan, and recorded by American country music artist Sylvia. It was released in January 1981 as the third single and title track from the album Drifter. The song was Sylvia's fourth country hit and the first of two number one songs on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent eleven weeks on the country chart.

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1. drifter

   A drifter is a person who moves or travels aimlessly or without any settled home; a temporary or sporadic worker, or a wanderer. The term can also refer to an object, usually a buoy or similar marine device, designed to float freely on the water to provide information about ocean currents and movements.

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1. drifter

   Song lyrics by drifter -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by drifter on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce drifter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say drifter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drifter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drifter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of drifter in a Sentence

1. Torrance Police Chief Eve Irvine:

   Whether Jake Edward Brown was a drifter or whether Jake Edward Brown was just driving through, we don't know that at this time, clearly because Jake Edward Brown is deceased, I don't know if we'll ever find out. ...

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drifter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drifter
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drifter
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=drifter