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Floater

noun

Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens. Synonyms: musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots.

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

A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support. Synonyms: drifter, vagabond, vagrant.

An employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed.

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

A swimmer who floats in the water.

An object that floats or is capable of floating.

An insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location. Synonym: floating policy.

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"Floater" Quotes from Famous Books

... facts, but not the truth. It's up to a man to pound away for all he's worth; not whine around about what's going to happen to him to-morrow or next year or when he dies. Only time I ever was a floater was when I was a kid and didn't know the real meaning of work. Since then I've lived. I can at least say I haven't been a parasite. And I've had ...

— Out of the Primitive • Robert Ames Bennet

... had always practiced that sort of a ball, and indeed he had nothing else beside fair speed and this "floater." But in practice, when Hugh went into the box, he had been able to fool many of his mates, and have them almost breaking their backs trying to hit a ball that was still coming. As a last resort Hugh meant to relieve Frazer, but only after the game was irrevocably lost; for ...

— The Chums of Scranton High Out for the Pennant • Donald Ferguson