floater

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	insurance, insurance policy, policy,
definition	:	written contract or certificate of insurance (noun.communication)

2. an object that floats or is capable of floating (noun.object)

hypernym	:	object, physical object,
definition	:	a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	berg, iceberg,
definition	:	a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier (noun.object)

3. a swimmer who floats in the water (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bather, natator, swimmer,
definition	:	a person who travels through the water by swimming (noun.person)

4. a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election (noun.person)

hypernym	:	elector, voter,
definition	:	a citizen who has a legal right to vote (noun.person)

5. an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed (noun.person)

hypernym	:	employee,
definition	:	a worker who is hired to perform a job (noun.person)

6. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support (noun.person)

hypernym	:	have-not, poor person,
definition	:	a person with few or no possessions (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bird of passage, roamer, rover, wanderer,
definition	:	someone who leads a wandering unsettled life (noun.person)

hyponym	:	beachcomber,
definition	:	a vagrant living on a beach (noun.person)

hyponym	:	sundowner,
definition	:	a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown (noun.person)

hyponym	:	bum, hobo, tramp,
definition	:	a disreputable vagrant (noun.person)

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

hypernym	:	certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation,
definition	:	a written promise to repay a debt (noun.possession)

8. spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens (noun.state)

hypernym	:	symptom,
definition	:	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state)

9. an object that floats or is capable of floating (noun.object)

derivation	:	float, swim, float, swim,
definition	:	be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom (verb.motion)

10. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support (noun.person)

derivation	:	cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander,
definition	:	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)

derivation	:	aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant,
definition	:	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another (adj.all)

11. an object that floats or is capable of floating (noun.object)

derivation	:	float, swim, float, swim,
definition	:	be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom (verb.motion)

12. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support (noun.person)

derivation	:	cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander,
definition	:	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion)

derivation	:	aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant,
definition	:	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another (adj.all)