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ALL meanings of floater

float·er
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  • noun floater moving speck in one's vision 1
  • noun floater undecided voter 1
  • noun floater drowned person 1
  • noun floater employee reassigned as needed 1
  • noun floater faeces that will not flush away 1
  • noun floater a person or thing that floats. 1
  • noun floater Informal. a person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc. 1
  • noun floater an employee without a fixed job assignment: One of our officers works as a floater, filling in when someone is out. 1
  • noun floater U.S. Politics. a voter not attached to any party, especially a person whose vote may be purchased. 1
  • noun floater a person who fraudulently votes, usually for pay, in different places in the same election. 1
  • noun floater a speck or string that appears to be drifting across the eye just outside the line of vision, caused by cells or cell fragments in the vitreous humor registering on the retina; musca volitans. 1
  • noun floater Also called floating policy. Insurance. a policy that insures movable personal property, covering a loss in any location. 1
  • noun floater Finance. any security or note that has a floating rate. 1
  • noun floater Medicine/Medical Slang. a corpse found floating in a body of water. 1
  • noun floater Animal Behavior. a territorial animal that has been unable to claim a territory and is forced into undefended, marginal areas with limited resources. 1
  • noun floater Australian. a meat pie served in a plate of gravy or pea soup. 1
  • noun floater A person or thing that floats, in particular. 1
  • noun Definition of floater in Technology (programming)   A report in a bug tracking system that "floats" at the top of the queue but never gets assigned to a developer, maybe because there is a workaround. 1
  • noun floater a person or thing that floats 0
  • noun floater any of a number of dark spots that appear in one's vision as a result of dead cells or fragments in the lens or vitreous humour of the eye 0
  • noun floater a person of no fixed political opinion 0
  • noun floater a person who votes illegally in more than one district at one election 0
  • noun floater a voter who can be bribed 0
  • noun floater a policy covering loss or theft of or damage to movable property, such as jewels or furs, regardless of its location 0
  • noun floater a person who often changes employment, residence, etc; drifter 0
  • noun floater a loose gold- or opal-bearing rock 0
  • noun floater (esp in Adelaide) a meat pie in a plate of pea soup 0
  • noun floater a person who illegally casts a vote at each of several polling places 0
  • noun floater a person who changes his or her place of residence or work at frequent intervals; drifter; esp., a transient laborer 0
  • noun floater an employee who works at various times, locations, etc. as required by an employer 0
  • noun floater an insurance policy covering movable property irrespective of its location at the time of loss 0
  • noun floater specks that appear to float before the eyes, caused by defects or impurities in the vitreous humor; muscae volitantes 0
  • noun floater A floater is an insurance policy that covers movable property, such as jewels or furs, regardless of where it is. 0
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