Synonyms of drifters

drifters

noun

plural of drifter

as in nomads

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 & Similar Words

• nomads
• wanderers
• travelers
• birds of passage
• wayfarers
• roamers
• vagabonds
• rovers
• ramblers
• stragglers
• passengers
• strollers
• knockabouts
• maunderers
• sojourners
• hoboes
• loiterers
• migrants
• gadabouts
• laggards
• tramps
• lingerers
• sightseers
• transients
• bums
• vagrants
• amblers
• saunterers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• residents
• inhabitants
• settlers
• dwellers
• homebodies
• denizens
• habitants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drifters

Most of these freelancers stayed in the Hotel Istanbul, which was home to a rotating cast of war tourists, jihadis, drifters, and spies. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Two mysterious drifters never speak; their inner monologues carry us across absurdist one-liners, weird tales, and stream-of-consciousness musings. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Babylon 5 followed the diplomats, soldiers, and drifters aboard the station, built as neutral ground between humans and a handful of alien civilizations teetering on the edge of war. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

According to Rouse, the album grew out of observations gathered while traveling, with its songs populated by drifters, dreamers and fleeting encounters that blur the line between fiction and autobiography. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Jellyfish are also passive drifters, meaning that they are often unintentionally carried towards shore by powerful ocean currents. — New Atlas, 30 June 2026

In a new study, University of Miami Rosenstiel School researchers found that sensors usually attached to sharks to investigate their behavior can also allow scientists to track temperature changes in parts of the oceans often inaccessible to satellites and drifters pulled by currents. — Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026

The grocery survives thanks to passing bargemen and the drifters from the outskirts who frequent the café. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026

Detectives learned Lugo was the leader of a group made up of drifters and petty thieves who hung out at the Sun Gym. — Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026