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
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Recent Examples of drifters
Jellyfish are also passive drifters, meaning that they are often unintentionally carried towards shore by powerful ocean currents.
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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.
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Jenny Staletovich,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The grocery survives thanks to passing bargemen and the drifters from the outskirts who frequent the café.
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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.
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Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
The men and women under his employ were a rag-tag gang of dreamers and drifters, brought together by a love for adventure, a disdain for the society that had thrown their friends away in Vietnam, and a desire to spread the gospel of ganja.
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Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
Meeting drifters and friendly folk along the way, Alvin is doggedly determined to make amends while facing ailments of his own.
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James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
Most of them were migrant workers, young drifters, and then some co-renters.
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Jack Hargreaves,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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
The men and women under his employ were a rag-tag gang of dreamers and drifters, brought together by a love for adventure, a disdain for the society that had thrown their friends away in Vietnam, and a desire to spread the gospel of ganja.
—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
Meeting drifters and friendly folk along the way, Alvin is doggedly determined to make amends while facing ailments of his own.
—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
Most of them were migrant workers, young drifters, and then some co-renters.
—
Jack Hargreaves,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drifters
Noun
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Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil.
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Who co-living is actually for The stereotype of co-living as a landing pad for laptop-toting nomads no longer holds.
Noun
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Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
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The cougars that make their way through Minnesota are believed to be lone wanderers from the Dakotas and Nebraska.
Noun
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California purchased the swath of rocky cliffs and windswept shoreline in the 1960s to expand the construction of Highway 1 and create a scenic viewpoint for highway travelers, according to a California Coastal Commission report.
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Having spent years exploring these regions and designing itineraries for discerning travelers, here are my top tips on where to sip, what to see, and where to stay during your visit to Croatia.
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“Drifters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drifters. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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