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A person who accepts that they are without a permanent lodging and chooses to travel from place to place with the purpose of not becoming attached to anyone or anywhere thus avoiding commitment and responsibility. Age gender and wealth are not an influence to a genuine 'drifter'.
The itinerary for the drifter is north some days with an open ended no final destination. There are many drifters posting their information on Facebook. The true purest drifters don't need handouts our couches to surf at friends places. They make they way with useful skills.
drifter by Kaaahi January 27, 2015
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Draft dodger

A person who refuses to go to war when he is being called.
Draft dodging is punishable by several years in jail plus heavy fines.
Draft dodger by AYB March 28, 2003

drifting on a memory 

when you take it a while back thinking about past memories
we drifting on a memory while we thinking about these days - Speedy Loc - back in the days

drifter (Noun) 

A person who is using an electronic device (i.e. texting, facebook or any other social media) while walking and not paying attention to their surroundings. They typically drift across the side walk and cutoff or collide with other people on the side walk. They are clueless and seem to be on another planet inside their phones. 99% of the time their heads are down while walking, they only lift their heads to take a sip from the coffee they are usually carrying.
The drifter (Noun) was meandering down the street and almost got hit by a car and then walked into a telephone pole.
drifter (Noun) by DrifterWatch.com January 16, 2014

drifloon 

A ghost/flying balloon pokemon that tries to steal little kids away, but instead these purple balloon pokemon end up being pulled around themselves.
Drifloon are pokémon formed by the spirits of people and Pokémon. It loves damp, humid seasons.
drifloon by lauraTH October 3, 2007

Social Drifter

A social drifter is generally someone who travels between different social groups from year to year, never growing attatched to one person or group of people. Every person has their own reason for being a social drifter; some do it because they like to avoid problems, others because they have attatchment issues.

Social drifters never seem to have the same friends for more than a year, nor do they stay within a stereotype for very long either. These people are often confused for a bottom feeder or social climber, but for the most part are nothing close to those. They simply drift in and out of people's lives so that for at least a while they can find friends, however temporary they might be.
Every year I see that kid with a different group of friends. He must be a social drifter, always changing his surroundings.
Social Drifter by always TF January 12, 2009