Definition of DRIFTER

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

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Paula Fox’s portrait of a female drifter in the years surrounding World War II is obstinately and fascinatingly opaque, but alive thanks to its detailed characterization... — Karina Longworth, WSJ, "Five Best: Karina Longworth on Novels About Hollywood," 29 Mar. 2019 Gone are Bulosan’s pea pickers, drifters and gamblers, hopping freight trains up and down the coast. — New York Times, "A Debut Novel Traces the Filipino Experience in the United States," 2 May 2018 According to court records, Miller was a drifter who had been living in the home of a man who picked him up hitch-hiking. — Travis Loller, The Seattle Times, "Murder victim’s mother remembers ‘bubbly, happy character’," 28 Nov. 2018 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. — Time, "Houston's 'Ice Pick Killer' Executed in Texas for 1979 Rape and Murder," 29 June 2018 But, when drifter Zachary Slade comes into the picture, passions hit the fan and plotting ensues. — Kt Hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "Hell in a Handbag announces casting for Charles Ludlam's 'The Artificial Jungle'," 20 June 2018 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. — Time, "Houston's 'Ice Pick Killer' Executed in Texas for 1979 Rape and Murder," 29 June 2018 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. — Time, "Houston's 'Ice Pick Killer' Executed in Texas for 1979 Rape and Murder," 29 June 2018 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. — Time, "Houston's 'Ice Pick Killer' Executed in Texas for 1979 Rape and Murder," 29 June 2018

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