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1. floater - noun

· spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"

Synonym(s): musca_volitans, muscae_volitantes, spots

Hypernym(s): symptom




2. floater - noun

· a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)

Hypernym(s): debt_instrument, obligation, certificate_of_indebtedness




3. floater - noun

· a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

Synonym(s): vagrant, drifter, vagabond, clochard

Hypernym(s): wanderer, roamer, rover, bird_of_passage, poor_person, have-not




4. floater - noun

· an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed

Hypernym(s): employee




5. floater - noun

· a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election

Hypernym(s): voter, elector




6. floater - noun

· a swimmer who floats in the water

Hypernym(s): swimmer, natator, bather




7. floater - noun

· an object that floats or is capable of floating

Hypernym(s): object, physical_object




8. floater - noun

· an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

Synonym(s): floating_policy

Hypernym(s): policy, insurance_policy, insurance





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