Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: floater
IPA transcription: [fl'oʊtɚ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: floater, floating_policy
    Meaning: an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
  • Synonyms: floater
    Meaning: an object that floats or is capable of floating
  • Synonyms: floater
    Meaning: a swimmer who floats in the water
  • Synonyms: floater
    Meaning: a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
  • Synonyms: floater
    Meaning: an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
  • Synonyms: vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond
    Meaning: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
  • Synonyms: floater
    Meaning: a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
  • Synonyms: musca_volitans, muscae_volitantes, floater, spots
    Meaning: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"
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