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Word entry · 7 letters

drifter

Best crossword clue

"Wandering person"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɹɪftə/Part of speech nounSorted defirrtStarts with DEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Wandering person"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (DRIFTER).

Definitions

  1. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

Word origin

From drift (verb) + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • There are drifters painting beside you / They don't see the future that I do
  • In winds above 10 knots we usually run wing-and-wing with our 100 percent lapper set on a whisker pole opposite the mainsail. As the wind drops, we get out the drifter and set it flying to leeward (Fig. 1).
  • After trying a variety of light-wind sails, we've found the most versatile and simple one to be a nylon drifter.

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