Drifter and Tramp

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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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Tramp is a synonym for drifter in wanderer topic. In some cases you can use "Tramp" instead a noun "Drifter", when it comes to topics like vagabond.

Nearby Words: drift, drifted, drifting

Tramp noun - A homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living.

Usage example: the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter

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Drifter is a synonym for tramp in vagabond topic. You can use "Drifter" instead a noun "Tramp", if it concerns topics such as itinerant, desperate.

Nearby Words: trample, tramped, trampled, tramping

old	old drifter	old tramp
selfish	selfish drifter	selfish tramp
crazy	crazy drifter	crazy tramp
drunk	drunk drifter	drunk tramp
Other adjectives: alcoholic, lone, drunken, classic, titular, seasoned, homeless.

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