Meaning & use
Drifter
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A person who moves from place to place without a fixed home, job, or purpose.
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The old drifter told stories of towns he had passed through over the years.
In the film, a lonely drifter arrives in a small desert town.
A note on using this word
Often carries a romantic or melancholic connotation in literature and film, evoking freedom mixed with rootlessness.
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Words with an opposite meaning
settler
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