as in gypsy
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
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She is guided on her way by Boyce (Dave Bautista), a drifter who is one of few able to navigate the Lost Lands.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown will star as an orphaned teenager searching for her brother across a post-apocalyptic American West, joined by a loveable robot and a drifter (Chris Pratt).
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
He wasn’t seen as a drifter weirdo, but embraced as a friend and a brother.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Also returning are Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz), a drifter and paramour to Doe, and the series’ most recognizable character, the serial killer clown Sweet Tooth (played by Joe Seanoa and voiced by Will Arnett).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown will star as an orphaned teenager searching for her brother across a post-apocalyptic American West, joined by a loveable robot and a drifter (Chris Pratt).
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
He wasn’t seen as a drifter weirdo, but embraced as a friend and a brother.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Also returning are Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz), a drifter and paramour to Doe, and the series’ most recognizable character, the serial killer clown Sweet Tooth (played by Joe Seanoa and voiced by Will Arnett).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Drifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drifter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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