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Definitions

floater

[floh-ter] / ˈfloʊ tər /

NOUN

advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hike increase rise

STRONG

accommodation allowance bite credit deposit loan prepayment retainer score stake take touch

WEAK

down payment front money

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

WEAK

block failure halt hesitation impediment recession stagnation stop withdrawal

NOUN

alien

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foreigner immigrant migrant outsider refugee settler stranger visitor

STRONG

greenhorn guest newcomer noncitizen

WEAK

incomer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

local national native

WEAK

citizen countryman

NOUN

bum

Synonyms

STRONGEST

homeless person unhoused person

STRONG

derelict drifter hobo stiff tramp transient vagabond vagrant

WEAK

bindle bindlestiff black sheep gutterpup guttersnipe

NOUN

derelict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beggar vagrant

STRONG

bum castaway dawdler drifter grifter hobo ne'er-do-well outcast renegade stiff tramp vagabond

WEAK

skidrow bum

NOUN

loan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allowance credit investment mortgage

STRONG

accommodation advance extension trust

WEAK

time payment

NOUN

outsider

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien foreigner interloper newcomer stranger

STRONG

intruder outlander refugee

WEAK

incomer odd one out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

citizen local national native

WEAK

insider

NOUN

release

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clemency discharge

STRONG

absolution acquittal acquittance charge commute deliverance emancipation exemption exoneration freedom freeing liberation liberty lifeboat lifesaver manumission relief spring turnout walkout

Antonyms

STRONG

imprisonment incarceration restraint

WEAK

check collection gathering hold

NOUN

tramp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hobo

STRONG

beggar bum derelict down-and-out drifter hitchhiker loafer outcast panhandler vagabond vagrant wanderer

WEAK

homeless person unhoused person

NOUN

traveler

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adventurer commuter hiker migrant passenger pilgrim sailor tourist

STRONG

barnstormer bum drifter excursionist explorer gadabout globetrotter haj hobo itinerant journeyer navigator nomad peddler rambler roamer rover seafarer sightseer tramp trekker tripper trouper truant vagabond vagrant voyager wanderer wayfarer

WEAK

displaced person expeditionist jet-setter junketer transmigrant

NOUN

vagrant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

transient

STRONG

drifter itinerant wanderer

WEAK

homeless person rolling stone street person unhoused person

NOUN

wanderer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nomad vagabond

STRONG

adventurer beachcomber bum drifter explorer gad gadabout itinerant pilgrim rambler ranger roamer rover straggler stray stroller traveler vagrant voyager

WEAK

gallivanter globetrotter meanderer rolling stone

Example Sentences

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Sengun’s attempt at a game-winner when he got stood up by Jaxon Hayes on a turnaround baseline floater wasn’t the play the Rockets drew up, Udoka said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

James Harden missed his first five shots before scoring on a floater late in the first quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

But Harden drove inside for a floater to tie the score at 98-98 with 18.7 seconds left.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025

He has lots of different kinds of friends at school, a floater.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

floater

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