floater

noun

1. spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

- floaters seem to drift through the field of vision

Similar word(s): spots

Definition categories: state, symptom

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

Definition categories: possession, obligation

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

Similar word(s): clochard, drifter, vagabond, vagrant

Definition categories: person, roamer, rover, wanderer

4. an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed

Definition categories: person, employee

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

Definition categories: person, elector, voter

6. a swimmer who floats in the water

Definition categories: person, bather, natator, swimmer

7. an object that floats or is capable of floating

Definition categories: object

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

Definition categories: communication, insurance, policy