as in gypsy
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job
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If Duncan has embraced the life of the solitary drifter, other EI refugees seek haven in like-minded communities.
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Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
To add to the existing drama, rumors of a local drifter and murderer dovetail with the arrival of a stranger at Margaret’s home (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), a preacher who claims to know her husband, and who also appears to have supernatural powers.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
In the film, Harry Dean Stanton plays Travis, a mute drifter holding out hope for reuniting with his wife (Nastassja Kinski) and their young son.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Known for playing an unhinged guy on Euphoria, Elordi plays a drifter, who initially has a connection with his brother’s wife (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones) before finding true love in Diego Calva’s Henry amid casino poker tables.
—Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
To add to the existing drama, rumors of a local drifter and murderer dovetail with the arrival of a stranger at Margaret’s home (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), a preacher who claims to know her husband, and who also appears to have supernatural powers.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
In the film, Harry Dean Stanton plays Travis, a mute drifter holding out hope for reuniting with his wife (Nastassja Kinski) and their young son.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Known for playing an unhinged guy on Euphoria, Elordi plays a drifter, who initially has a connection with his brother’s wife (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones) before finding true love in Diego Calva’s Henry amid casino poker tables.
—Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Drifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drifter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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