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floater

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

float·er

noun \ˈflō-tər\

Definition of FLOATER

1
a : one that floats b : a person who floats something
2
: a person who votes illegally in various polling places
3
a : a person without a permanent residence or regular employment b : a worker who moves from job to job; especially : one without fixed duties
4
: a pitched, thrown, or hit ball that moves through the air relatively slowly with little or no spin or rotation
5
: a policy insuring specific items of personal property (as jewelry or art)
6
: a bit of optical debris (as a dead cell or cell fragment) in the vitreous humor or lens that may be perceived as a spot before the eye; also : a spot in the visual field due to such debris —usually used in plural

First Known Use of FLOATER

1717

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