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floater

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noun/ˈfləʊtə//ˈfloʊtəɹ/[-ɾəɹ]
  1. 1

    A person who floats.; A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid.

    • Great God of VVaters [i.e., Neptune], vvhoſe extended Svvay / Is next to his, vvhom Heav'n and Earth obey: / Let not the Suit of Venus thee diſpleaſe, / Pity the Floaters on th' Ionian Seas.
  2. 2

    A person who floats.; A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid.slang

    • A dock worker saw him floating against a dock pier and called the police. Condition of the body they thought a floater that had been hit by a boat and cut by the prop.
  3. 3

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.figuratively

  4. 4

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.figuratively

  5. 5

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.figuratively

    • 'The murdered girl was working for us, for the department.' / 'A floater?' / 'No. Permanent; warranty contract; the lot.'
  6. 6

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.figuratively

  7. 7

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.figurativelyslang

  8. 8

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.figuratively

  9. 9

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.USfiguratively

  10. 10

    A person who floats.; A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.USfiguratively

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