Synonyms for floater
Most common
knuckle ball piker swagman clochard temporary musca volitans
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Drifter — A person who floats. A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role. A person who…
drifter, vagabond, vagrant, knuckle ball, bum, rolling stone, tramp, stroller, wanderer, derelict, hobo, piker, swagman, clochard, waif, landloper
2. False move — A thing which floats. A thing which moves from place to place, as if floating. A mistake or misstep; a faux…
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who floats. A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role. A person who frequently changes where they live; a drifter, a vagrant.
- n. 2
A thing which floats. A thing which moves from place to place, as if floating. A mistake or misstep; a faux pas.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- floaters → drifters, vagabonds, vagrants, bums…
Example sentences
- piker Panama is a piker compared to Fifth Avenue.
- temporary The banker's pay cut was temporary, not permanent.
By length
- 3 letters
- bum1
- 4 letters
- hobo2, waif1
- 5 letters
- tramp1, piker2
- 7 letters
- stumble2, blunder2, drifter2, vagrant2, swagman
- 8 letters
- stroller2, derelict3, wanderer3, vagabond3, clochard
- 9 letters
- temporary4, landloper
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hobo2 = 2 syllables).