floater

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floater Definition

• (n) spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
• (n) a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
• (n) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
• (n) an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
• (n) a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
• (n) a swimmer who floats in the water
• (n) an object that floats or is capable of floating
• (n) an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

floater Synonyms

• drifter
• floater
• floating policy
• musca volitans
• muscae volitantes
• spots
• vagabond
• vagrant