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1. (n.) floater
a person or thing that floats.
2. floater
a person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc.; drifter.
3. floater
an employee without a fixed job assignment.
4. floater
a person who fraudulently votes, usu. for pay, in different places in the same election.
5. floater
a territorial animal that has been forced into marginal habitats.
6. floater
a speck or string that appears to be drifting across the eye just outside the line of vision.
7. floater
an insurance policy that covers movable personal property.
Etymology: (1710–20)
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| Definition of 'floater' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
"floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"
2. (noun) floater
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
3. (noun) vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
4. (noun) floater
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
5. (noun) floater
a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
6. (noun) floater
a swimmer who floats in the water
7. (noun) floater
an object that floats or is capable of floating
8. (noun) floater, floating policy
an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) floater
one who floats or swims
2. (noun) floater
a float for indicating the height of a liquid surface
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