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A person, with no real place to call their home. They wander from place to place, sometimes looking for something. Sometimes becuase its the only way to get away from everything that made them become drifters in the first place. We all have our reasons for it.

Drifters move from place to place...once their problems catch up to them, or they've had what fun they can get out of the place they are at, they move on again. They are but simple wanderers, for whatever reasons they have to be one.

Some consider them bottem feeders, just wasting everything from everyone else. Hobo's are often considered drifters. They may be homeless, but hobo's can't get around, or rely on themselves, thus they go to homeless shelters. A drifter may not have a home, but they are self reliant. They live alone, and have to rely only on themselves.

Only when they find a reason to stay somewhere, will they no longer be a drifter.
"Maybe I'll just disappear again. Too many people, and too many problems. And I can't do anything to help."
by DrifterX May 04, 2005
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Noun: a friend who is usually only called upon by a friend when a more primary/prominent friend is unavailable.

Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.

Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed
I got a call from X the other night. She had an extra ticket to a concert she bought for a friend, but they couldn’t make it so she called me to ask if I wanted to go because I am her Second String Friend.
by Deus-ex-machina August 26, 2020
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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.
by Kaaahi January 27, 2015
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The man who lurks around in the tower, waiting for a tragedy to happen so he can treat it as a minor inconvenience, smoke Gambit 24/7 and beat the shit out of a single jade coin.

Also he used to break engrams for you but then he got lazy.
Hunter: "Drifter my entire fireteam died :("

Drifter: "LOL pleb! Come play Gambit bitch boy."
by HunterVanguard November 28, 2020
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1) someone who doesn't conform to normal social standards, or who picks bits and pieces off from different cliques to create their own

2) someone who drifts in and out of social conversation within a group of people

3) someone who drifts back and forth from reality and fantasy. (they are usually quiet and observant)
it will be hard to hold her attention, after all, she has always been a drifter.
by leoncat July 04, 2014
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a person who intenionally breaks rear tire traction while cornering, usually following the racing line. This is someone who drifts, see drifting
Wow, look at that drifter in that DB9!
by GTP_TunerFocus July 28, 2010
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Drifters are people who move from clique to clique, without comforming completey to any, naming themselves as Drifters in an effort to fight back against stereotypes. It's possible to identify them through a belt hanging from one belt loop. However, this style has become more mainstream in some areas.
He doesn't stick to one clique, he is a drifter
by TheFrog October 13, 2006
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