Drifter

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A person without a fixed home or regular employment who moves from place to place.

“He had been a drifter for years, picking up casual work wherever he could find it.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

drift·er

Related Words

Synonyms

vagrantfloatervagabondclochard

Antonyms

settlerresidenthomebody

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains seven unique letters including F, a strong Wordle guess for identifying common consonants

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, F at 4 adds value and DRIFT is a clean five-letter base word

Words Related to Drifter

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drafter drifted grifter

Words you can make from Drifter

Shorter words formed from the letters in “drifter”.

rifted derri direr diter drier drift ferri fetid fired firer freir freit fried frier irred refit rider rifer terri tired tirer tried trier defi

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