Floater (Noun)
Meaning 1
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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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
A voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
An insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills).
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 5
An employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed.
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Nouns denoting people.
Meaning 6
A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 7
A swimmer who floats in the water.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 8
An object that floats or is capable of floating.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).