drifter

Definition

  • noun: a person who moves from one place or job to another without a purpose or plan
  • noun: one that 'drifts'

Examples

  • He was a 'drifter' who hitchhiked from state to state.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'm now ordering you to release... all pertinent information concerning Teresa Banks, both while living and deceased. Your basic kill. Banks was a drifter, and nobody knew her. Where's the body? It's out in back in our morgue. lt's . We close at . We have our own clock. (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me