drifter
noun
a person or thing that drifts.
drifters
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pluralof drifter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In “Moby-Dick,” Herman Melville describes Nantucket as an “ant hill in the sea,” an isolated outpost for whalers and drifters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Juliette Lewis has played murderers, drifters, alcoholics, punk rockers, Reiki healers and roller-derby captains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
It has become an oasis for the disaffected, the drifters and the curious who are trying to escape the cutthroat competition and suffocating political environment of China’s megacities.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
He welcomed her into his commune of misfits and drifters, which called itself the Family and coalesced at a ranch outside of Los Angeles, where she found herself captivated by his wild-eyed charisma.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
The drifters had wolfed down the last morsel.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
