drifter

Kaestel, then a drifter with a criminal record, was 29 years old.
Prisoner Who Got Life for Stealing $250 Finally Wins Freedom|Kate Briquelet|July 1, 2021|The Daily Beast
Professor Kummel was not a drifter and when I had to write papers in his class, I had to swallow my beliefs and write what he wanted to hear.
Readers react to the history of plate tectonics, pandas rolling in poop and more|Science News Staff|February 21, 2021|Science News
He had invited a 19-year-old drifter named Arnold Murray to his house and they had had consensual sex.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A May 2014 Slate article by Sam Kean details the tragic changes he suffered “from a virtuous foreman to a sociopathic drifter.”
Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury|Jean Kim|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We used to call ourselves Drifter 873, Skull 7326, the 207th Commandos.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian|Elliot Ackerman|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His friends describe him as a “lovable drifter” and a “clearly passionate individual.”
Demi Moore Might Be Dating an Australian Pearl Diver and He Is Amazing|Kevin Fallon|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Still living in Australia, he had become a drifter, unable to hold down a job.
Handcuffs, Ropes, and an Open Window: How I Escaped an Unthinkable Childhood|Genyfer Spark|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Im going to begin right now, too; Ill show Mother that I am not a gilt-edge drifter.
Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer|Rena I. Halsey
On the night in question our drifter patrol in the Straits of Otranto was attacked by a force of Austrian light cruisers.
The Crisis of the Naval War|John Rushworth Jellicoe
He was half owner of a fine drifter and skipper as well, to say nothing of having designed the boat.
Edward FitzGerald and "Posh"|James Blyth
The buildings, evidently, belonged to the Double A ranch, and the country was all the Drifter had claimed for it.
Square Deal Sanderson|Charles Alden Seltzer
She was then told off with another drifter to anchor in the vicinity of the Shipwash to work the hydrophones during the night.
The Harwich Naval Forces|E. F. Knight

British Dictionary definitions for drifter

drifter

/ (ˈdrɪftə) /

noun

a person or thing that drifts

a person who moves aimlessly from place to place, usually without a regular job

a boat used for drift-net fishing

nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes

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