Floater definition

One that floats or is capable of floating.

An employee who is reassigned from job to job or shift to shift within an operation.

An insurance policy that protects movable property in transit or regularly subject to use in varying places.

One who wanders; a drifter.

One who votes illegally in different polling places.

(slang) A corpse found floating in a body of water.

A deposit of material in the vitreous humor of the eye, usually consisting of aggregations of cells or proteins that have detached from the retina, perceived as a spot or thread in the visual field.

A knuckleball.

A person or thing that floats.

A person who illegally casts a vote at each of several polling places.

A person who changes his or her place of residence or work at frequent intervals; drifter; esp., a transient laborer.

An employee who works at various tasks, times, or locations, as required by an employer.

An insurance policy covering movable property irrespective of its location at the time of loss.

A speck that appears to float before the eye, caused by a defect or impurity in the vitreous humor.

A deposit of material in the vitreous humor of the eye, usually consisting of aggregations of cells or proteins that have detached from the retina, perceived as a spot or thread in the visual field.

Debt securities that have a variable interest rate that is tied to another interest rate instrument, such as the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rate. A floating debt issue spreads the risk that interest rates will change unfavorably between the debt issuer and the debt purchaser.

(slang) Someone who attaches themselves to a group of people, much to the dismay of that group, and repeatedly shows up to participate in group activities despite attempts to get rid of, or “flush,” that person.

(Australia) A pie floater.