drifter
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drifter¹
- /ˈdɹɪftə/ UK
- /ˈdɹɪftɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪftə(ɹ)
noun drifters
- A person who moves from place to place or job to job. There are drifters painting beside you / They don't see the future that I do
- A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker. In winds above 10 knots we usually run wing-and-wing with our 100 percent lapper set on a whisker pole opposite the mainsail. As the wind drops, we get out the drifter and set it flying to leeward (Fig. 1).
- A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires. However, sensing the available traction may actually be more important to a drifter.
- A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction. As we circled the area, the Dakota appeared and dropped a drifter.
- A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.
- A tool used in mining and civil engineering to drill into rock.
drifter²
- /ˈdɹɪftə/ UK
- /ˈdɹɪftɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪftə(ɹ)
noun drifters
- One who takes part in drift fishing.
- A boat used for drift fishing.
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noun person moving from place to place or job to job
| Español | trotamundo, vagabundo |
|---|---|
| Français | vagabond |
| Deutsch | Landstreicher, Herumtreiber, Vagabund, Rumtreiber |
| Italiano | vagabondo, giramondo, persona alla deriva |
| Română | hoinar, vagabond |
noun type of sail
| Italiano | fiocco |
|---|
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@misc{drifter_2026,
title = {drifter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drifter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
