floater
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈfloʊtər/
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vagabundo
- The city has seen an increase in floaters, individuals who move frequently and often struggle to find stable housing.
Examples
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As a floater, she often relies on friends for temporary shelter while searching for a more permanent home.
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After losing his job, he became a floater, drifting from town to town in search of work.
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Her family was worried when she started living like a floater, with no address or steady income.
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The city tried to provide shelters for floaters during the harsh winter months.
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He is a floater who travels from city to city.
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Many floaters struggle to find stable housing.
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Many floaters in the urban area appreciate the flexibility of moving from one place to another without being tied down.
Synonyms
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5.9
A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job
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6.1
A person who has no home and travels, often begging or doing casual work
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7.7
A person who has no home and moves from place to place, often begging
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3.9
A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose
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7.6
A person who moves from place to place without a home or job
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5.1
A person who moves from place to place without staying long
A person who travels without a home and lives by odd jobs
A person who sleeps in temporary places without a permanent home
A homeless person who lives on the street, often in Paris
A person who travels from place to place for work
Antonyms
How Settled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Floater comes from the verb float, which means 'to drift'. A floater in this sense is someone who drifts from place to place without a fixed home, and the word shows that moving life.