noun
drifter
DRIHF-tuh
noun
1
A person who moves from place to place or job to job without settling down.
"He'd been a drifter for years, never staying anywhere long."
2
A driver who deliberately slides a car sideways through corners as a driving technique or sport.
"The drifter smoked his tyres round the final bend."
How to Use Drifter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone (or, in motorsport, a car driver) who moves without a fixed direction or destination.
Word Forms
drifters plural, drifters plural
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