drifter
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that drifts |
| 2. | a person who moves aimlessly from place to place, usually without a regular job |
| 3. | a boat used for drift-net fishing |
| 4. | nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes |
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Drifter
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
drifter
1864, as a mining term; 1883, "boat fishing with drift-nets;" from drift. Meaning "vagrant" is from 1908.
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Example sentences
Students will calculate the magnitude of ocean currents, given data from drifter studies.
With everyone away, it would appear to the police to be the work of a drifter.
Drifter tracks indicated both long-distance transport and local retention.
The drifter occasionally rises to the surface to send a signal that relays its position.
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