as in gypsy
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job
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Chris Pratt co-stars as Keats, a drifter who aids Michelle on her journey, with Ke Huy Quan, Stanley Tucci, and Giancarlo Esposito rounding out the cast.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
His signature commanding, grainy voice melds masterfully with the guitar, tambourine and steady percussion underpinning the song’s story of a drifter making his home on the highways and in every town.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
One day, a drifter named Rıza (Erkan Kolçak Köstendil) arrives at the property, with no past and no home, and negotiates a job tending to the land.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Mulroney plays Keith, a solitary drifter spending his final days scavenging and in search of human connection.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
His signature commanding, grainy voice melds masterfully with the guitar, tambourine and steady percussion underpinning the song’s story of a drifter making his home on the highways and in every town.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
One day, a drifter named Rıza (Erkan Kolçak Köstendil) arrives at the property, with no past and no home, and negotiates a job tending to the land.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Mulroney plays Keith, a solitary drifter spending his final days scavenging and in search of human connection.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Drifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drifter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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