Definition of drifter
: one that drifts;
especially
: one that travels or moves about aimlessly
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Examples of drifter in a Sentence
He was a drifter who hitchhiked from state to state.
the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job
Recent Examples of drifter from the Web
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Bible was a drifter with a record of violence in several states when he was arrested in Fort Myers, Florida, in 1999 for a rape in Louisiana.
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Bible was a drifter with a record of violence in several states when he was arrested in Fort Myers, Florida, in 1999 for a rape in Louisiana.
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The Rockets are grim-visaged drifters spoiling for a shootout.
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In 1955, Walker was cast by Warner Bros. in TV’s first-ever hourlong Western as Cheyenne Bodie, a principled cowboy drifter in the post-American Civil War era who was raised by the Cherokees who killed his parents.
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In the early 1990s, a 22-year-old drifter short on money and good decisions settled briefly in Coeur d’Alene and went on a low-level crime spree.
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Simon described Edwards as a wife beater, a child abuser, a con artist and a drifter.
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David and Dorothy Courtney were a married pair of drifters who both pleaded guilty to murder in 1980 in Wichita The couple's confession was chilling.
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Yet Hengdian is still vibrant, a constant bustle of countless tourists and about 12,000 actors — young and old, locals and migrants, drifters and dreamers angling for a shot at fame.
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First Known Use of drifter
1897
DRIFTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of drifter for English Language Learners
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: a person who moves from one place or job to another without a purpose or plan
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