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drifter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of drifter

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job

Synonyms of drifter

gadabout, gypsy, knockabout, maunderer, nomad, rambler, roamer, rover, stroller, vagabond, wanderer, wayfarer

Words Related to drifter

laggard, straggler

lingerer, loiterer, sojourner

bum, hobo, tramp

passenger, sightseer, traveler (or traveller)

migrant, transient, vagrant

ambler, saunterer

Phrases Synonymous with drifter

bird of passage

Near Antonyms of drifter

denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, resident, settler

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