. noun wandererExample sentences:. Bill said he was a drifter—a dangerous maniac who must have been crazed by the sun.
Extract from: « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long. The drifter, the unstable, the good-for-nothing—did not falter. Extract from: « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy. As I look back on it, it strikes me I always have been more or less of a drifter. Extract from: « J. Poindexter, Colored » by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb.
At best he will become an indifferent citizen; at worst a drifter or a criminal. Extract from: « Think » by Col. Hunter.
He had, like Hadji the beggar, become in twenty-four hours again a drifter. Extract from: « Down the Mother Lode » by Vivia Hemphill.
Skipper of Drifter (who has been fined thirty-five shillings for losing a pair of binoculars). Extract from: « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol.
19, 1917 » by Various. The average man or woman who belongs to the former class has rather a horror of the drifter and likes to give him a wide berth. Extract from: « Across the Mesa » by Jarvis Hall. We were steaming in line abreast, and the order was signalled for each ship to take one drifter in tow. Extract from: « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various. We sped by a lightship, the drifter having only one dim glim at her masthead. Extract from: « The Secrets of a Kuttite » by Edward O.
Synonyms for (noun) drifter. Synonyms: vagabond, vagrant, drifter, floater. Definition: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support.
Mousley. Glock 17. Anchored off the point was a small steam yacht, either a converted drifter or built on drifter lines.
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drift·er
(drĭf′tər)n. One that drifts, especially a person who moves aimlessly from place to place or from job to job.
drifter
(ˈdrɪftə) n2. a person who moves aimlessly from place to place, usually without a regular job
4. (Nautical Terms) nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes
drift•er
(ˈdrɪf tər)n.
2. a person who wanders from place to place or job to job aimlessly.
| Noun | 1. | drifter - a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support vagrant, vagabond, floater have-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessions sundowner - a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown hobo, tramp, bum - a disreputable vagrant; 'a homeless tramp'; 'he tried to help the really down-and-out bums' bird of passage, roamer, rover, wanderer - someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
drifter
nounwanderer, bum(informal), tramp, itinerant, vagrant, hobo(U.S.), vagabond, rolling stone, bag lady(chiefly U.S.)an out-of-work drifter
logrtulákztroskotanec
húzóhálós halászcsónaksodródó ember
logger
drifter
[ˈdrɪftəʳ]N2. (= person) → vago/a m/f, vagabundo/a m/f
drifter
n(= person) → Gammler(in)m(f); he’s a bit of a drifter → ihn hälts nirgendslange
drift
(drift) noun1. a heap of something driven together, especially snow. His car stuck in a snowdrift. opeenhoping, massa رُكام، إنْجِراف преспа monte závěj das Treiben drive; snedrive παρασυρόμενη μάζα montón hang, hunnik توده؛ پشته kinos amoncellement, congère הִיסַחֲפוּת बहाव nanos, hrpa förgeteg; hófúvás tumpukan skafl mucchio, cumulo 吹きだまり 표는 하는 덩어리 sąnaša, pusnis (sniega) kupena; (lapu) kaudze tompokkan opeenhopinghaug, snødrivezaspa كوچ يا ګردله لكه د واورى غونډې monte morman, grămadă куча; сугроб závej kup smet driva กอง yığın, birikinti 吹積物 замет, кучугура برف یا ریت کا جمع کردہ ڈھیر đống 吹积物
2. the direction in which something is going; the general meaning. I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said. koers, neiging إتِّجاه، مَعْنى направление teor smysl die Richtung mening τροπή, νόημαsentido mõttekäik مفهوم سخن perusajatus sensכוונה बहाव की दिशा smjeranje, nakana irány(zat) arti umum hugsanagangur, merking senso 流れの方向 취지 esmė, kryptis (notikumu) ievirze; (domu) gaita makna kasar strekkingmening, tendens, tankegangsens, tok مفهوم، خبره teor idee (generală) смысл zmysel smer; pomen smisao tendens, riktning, tankegång, innebörd เส้นทาง; ความหมาย anlam, maksat 大意 напрям, спрямованість بات کا مقصد nội dung 大意，要旨
verb1. to (cause to) float or be blown along. Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river. dryf يَنْجَرِف، يَنْساق . нося (се) ser levado být navátý, být unášen treiben drive παρασέρνω, παρασέρνομαι dejarse llevar, moverse empujado ajama, ajuma به حرکت درآمدن ajelehtia dériver, être emporté לְהִיסָחֵף बह जाना biti nošen strujom úszik, lebeg hanyut reka; fjúka trasportare, lasciarsi trasportare 漂流する 표류하다 plaukti/nešti pasroviui sanest; sadzīt (smiltis u.tml.); peldēt (pa straumi) hanyut meedrijven, bedekkendrive, fyke nawiać, dryfować په حركت راوستل ser levado a fi purtat de vânt/de curent, a aluneca относить течением; наметать ветром naviať; unášať biti gnan; nositi biti nošen driva ล่องลอย yığılmak, birikmek, sürüklenmek 漂流 наносити بہنا یا بہا لے جانا trôi dạt 漂流
2. (of people) to wander or live aimlessly. She drifted from job to job. swerf يَسيرُ على غَيْر هُدى، يَتَنَقَّلُ оставям се на съдбата vaguear těkat, přecházet sich treiben lassen flakke περιπλανιέμαιvagar, ir sin rumbo, ir a la deriva rändurielu elama سرگردان بودن ajelehtia flâner, aller à la dérive לְשוֹטֵט, לִנדוֹד मटरगश्ती करना lutati, živjeti bez cilja sodródik berpindah-pindah láta reka á reiðanum, slæpast spostarsi 放浪する 방황하다 plaukti pasroviui, bastytis ļauties pašplūsmai berpindah-pindah zich doelloos voortbewegen gå og drive, slentre, slenge nie móc długo zagrzać gdzieś miejsca, krążyć سرګردان اوسيدل vaguear a se lăsa în voia sorţii дрейфовать prechádzať tavati lutati driva vind för våg, ströva, vandra ระหกระเหิน sürüklenmek, gayesiz dolaşmak 漫無目的地漂泊或生活 пливти за течією بغیر مقصد بھٹکنا phó mặc cho số phận 随波逐流，游荡
ˈdrifter noun1. a fishing-boat that uses a net which floats near the surface of the water. dryfnetboot قارِب صَيْد дрифтер barco pesqueiro logr das Treibnetz-Fischerboot drivgarnskutter ανεμότρατα trainera triivpüügilaev قایق ماهیگیری kalastusalus drifter סִירָת מִכמוֹרֶת मछली पकड़ने वाली एक नौका ribarski brod sa mrežom potegačom húzóhálós halászcsónak perahu nelayan (rekneta)veiðibátur/-skip peschereccio con rete a deriva 流し網漁船 유망(流網)어선 drifteris drifters perahu nelayan drijfnetvisser drivgarnsfisker kuter z wleczką sieci د ماهي نيولو قايق barco pesqueiro barcă de pescuit дрифтер logger ribiška ladja ribarski čamac båt för drivgarnsfiske เรือตกปลา ağ çeken balıkçı gemisi 漂網漁船 дрифтер مچھلی کے رواں جال کے ساتھ شکار کرنے کی کشتی thuyền đánh cá 漂网渔船
2. a person who drifts. swerwer شَخْص مُنْجَرِف непостоянен човек vagabundo tulák, ztroskotanec ziellose Person dagdriver άνθρωπος ανερμάτιστος, που παρασύρεται από 'δω κι από κει vagabundo, trotamundos vagabund آدم سرگردان ajelehtija personne qui se laisse aller נווד घुमक्कड़ lutalica sodródó ember pengembara slæpingi, flækingur persona che va alla deriva 放浪者 표류자 bastūnas, valkata klaidonis pengembara zwerverdagdriver, landstrykerwłóczęga سرګردانه سړى vagabundo hoinar летун; перекати-поле tulák, stroskotanec neodločnež skitnica kringdrivande person, vagabond คนระหกระเหิน avare, başıboş 漂泊者 бродяга آوارہ گرد آدمی người lang bạt 流浪者
ˈdriftwood noun wood floating on or cast up on the shore by the sea. We made a fire with driftwood. dryfhout خَشَب الشاطِئ плавей madeira naplavené dříví das Treibholz drivtømmer επιπλέοντα ξύλα madera flotante ajupuit چوب آب آورده ajopuu bois flotté גִזְרֵי עֵץ נִסחָפִים बह कर आई लकड़ी naplavine drveta uszadékfa kayu hanyut rekaviður legname galleggiante 流木 유목(流木) išmesti į krantą rąstgaliai/medžiai/nuolaužos krastā izsviesti koki kayu hanyut drijfhoutdrivved, rekved drzewo wyrzucone na brzeg lub pływające w wodzie لرګى چې د سند له غاړي سره اوبو راوړى وې madeiro lemn plutitor плавник naplavené drevo plavni les nasukano drvo drivved ไม้ที่ลอยมาเกยฝั่ง suyun süreklediği odun parçaları 浮木 сплавний ліс آب آورد یا باد آورد لکڑی củi rều 浮木
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