Associations to the word «Drifter»

Wiktionary

DRIFTER, noun. (pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
DRIFTER, noun. (nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
DRIFTER, 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.
DRIFTER, noun. (angling) One who takes part in drift fishing.

Dictionary definition

DRIFTER, noun. A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats