Antonyms for floater

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : floh-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfloʊ tər

Definition of floater

Origin : "dead body found in water," 1890, U.S. slang, agent noun from float (v.).

As in illusory : adj deceptive
As in loan : noun money given temporarily
As in outsider : noun person who is foreign to something
As in release : noun delivery; dispensation
As in tramp : noun person who is poor, desperate
As in traveler : noun person who journeys
As in vagrant : noun person with no permanent home and often with no means of support
As in wanderer : noun person who travels aimlessly
As in bum : noun beggar
As in advance : noun money given beforehand
As in derelict : noun destitute or down-and-out person
As in alien : noun foreign being

Example sentences :

I parked my floater beside the house that had sheltered Kron as long as I had known him.
Extract from : « To Choke an Ocean » by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

Cameron wasn't a bad chap—he simply hadn't character enough to be bad—he was a floater!
Extract from : « The Shield of Silence » by Harriet T. Comstock

When the floater goes under, you will know that a fish is biting at the worm on the hook.
Extract from : « Seven O'Clock Stories » by Robert Gordon Anderson

I been along the waterfront long enough t' know that th' lad that picks up a floater gets a reward o' ten dollars from th' city.
Extract from : « Captain Scraggs » by Peter B. Kyne

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019