Drifter and Stranger

Drifter

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

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Stranger and drifter are semantically related In some cases you can use "Stranger" instead a noun "Drifter".

Nearby Words: drift, drifted, drifting

Stranger noun - A person who is not native to or known to a community.

Usage example: the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home

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Drifter and stranger are semantically related in person who is unfamiliar topic. Sometimes you can use "Drifter" instead a noun "Stranger".

Nearby Words: strange, strangeness, strangely

old	old drifter	old stranger
handsome	handsome drifter	handsome stranger
male	male drifter	male stranger
dangerous	dangerous drifter	dangerous stranger
Other adjectives: outlaw, vagrant, young, charming, heroic, suspicious, apparent, mysterious, classic, random, titular, said, homeless, anonymous.

The Drifter - A wandering stranger who enters a story by coming to a particular town in his travels.

Source: Mysterious Stranger
It is also possible to remain an unknown stranger with no background, and no associated strengths or weaknesses; however, the Drifter does still have its own opening that draws the character into the plot.

Source: Video Game / The Age of Decadence
Fallout: New Vegas has the Lonesome Drifter, who is the Mysterious Stranger's son and can give you a copy of his father's gun (which plays the Stranger's theme music whenever you draw it).

Source: Mysterious Stranger

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