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(sometimes derogatory) A person who moves from place to place or job to job. / (nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.

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drifter

/ˈdɹɪftə/

noun

(sometimes derogatory) A person who moves from place to place or job to job. / (nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.

The drifter wandered from town to town, never staying in one place for too long.

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(sometimes derogatory) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

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(nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.

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).

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(automotive) A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.