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floater

noun

1 floater

Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens:
— Floaters seem to drift through the field of vision.

synonyms: musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots.

2 floater

A debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills).

3 floater

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

synonyms: clochard, drifter, vagabond, vagrant.

Dutch: zwerver, landloper, vagebond
Polish: tułacz, łazęga, włóczykij, powsinoga, rajzer, włóczęga, cygan

4 floater

An employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed.

5 floater

A voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election.

6 floater

A swimmer who floats in the water.

7 floater

An object that floats or is capable of floating.

8 floater

An insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location.

synonym: floating policy.


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