Informal. a person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc.
an employee without a fixed job assignment: One of our officers works as a floater, filling in when someone is out.
U.S. Politics. a voter not attached to any party, especially a person whose vote may be purchased.
a person who fraudulently votes, usually for pay, in different places in the same election.
a speck or string that appears to be drifting across the eye just outside the line of vision, caused by cells or cell fragments in the vitreous humor registering on the retina; musca volitans.
Also called floating policy. Insurance. a policy that insures movable personal property, covering a loss in any location.
Finance. any security or note that has a floating rate.
Medicine/MedicalSlang. a corpse found floating in a body of water.
Animal Behavior. a territorial animal that has been unable to claim a territory and is forced into undefended, marginal areas with limited resources.
Australian. a meat pie served in a plate of gravy or pea soup.
any of a number of dark spots that appear in one's vision as a result of dead cells or fragments in the lens or vitreous humour of the eye
US and Canadian
a person of no fixed political opinion
a person who votes illegally in more than one district at one election
a voter who can be bribed
Also called: floating policyUS and Canadianinsurancea policy covering loss or theft of or damage to movable property, such as jewels or furs, regardless of its location
USinformala person who often changes employment, residence, etc; drifter
Australiana loose gold- or opal-bearing rock
Australian(esp in Adelaide) a meat pie in a plate of pea soup
