Bum and Drifter

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Bum

Bum noun - An idle worthless person.

Usage example: asked his future son-in-law if he was planning on being a bum all his life

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Drifter is a synonym for bum in vagrant topic. In some cases you can use "Drifter" instead a noun "Bum", when it comes to topics like beggar, vagabond.

Nearby Words: bumpy, bumping

Drifter

Drifter noun - A person who roams about without a fixed route or destination.

Usage example: the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job

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Synonyms for Drifter

Bum is a synonym for drifter in vagabond topic. You can use "Bum" instead a noun "Drifter", if it concerns topics such as wanderer.

Nearby Words: drift, drifted, drifting

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How words are described

old	old bum	old drifter
selfish	selfish bum	selfish drifter
lazy	lazy bum	lazy drifter
unemployed	unemployed bum	unemployed drifter
Other adjectives: charming, crazy, drunk, alcoholic, former, drunken, random, said, resident, homeless, granted.

Both words in one sentence

Granted, during the Great Depression, quite a few of the occupations were "vagrant", "drifter", "bum", and "none".

Source: New Job as the Plot Demands

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