Floater (Noun)
Meaning 1
A swimmer who floats in the water.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- As she practiced her technique, the coach yelled at the swimmer to stay loose and be a floater for a few strokes to conserve energy.
- In open water swims, the strong currents made it essential to be a skilled floater to avoid exhaustion.
- Floating on her back, Sarah felt completely at ease, a natural-born floater in the water.
- By incorporating float drills into his workout, Mark became a better floater and more efficient in his long-distance swims.
- With a perfect streamlining position, she could maintain her speed and swim for hours, using her skills as a floater to propel her through the water.
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Meaning 2
A voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
An employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- As a floater, John never knew which department he would be working in from one week to the next.
- She had been hired as a floater and had worked in nearly every office in the building over the past year.
- Because the company was constantly understaffed, many employees found themselves being used as floaters, moving from job to job on a daily basis.
- New hires often started out as floaters to get a feel for the company and learn its different operations before being assigned a permanent position.
- Working as a floater for the first few months of her internship was exhausting for Sarah, who had trouble keeping up with the ever-changing schedule and tasks.
Meaning 4
An object that floats or is capable of floating.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The toy boat was a floater, able to stay afloat in the bathtub with ease.
- The piece of driftwood was a natural floater, effortlessly bobbing up and down on the surface of the ocean.
- The inflatable raft was a sturdy floater, designed to support the weight of several people.
- The child's favorite bath toy was a rubber duck that was a great floater, never sinking to the bottom of the tub.
- The buoy was a specialized floater, designed to mark the location of underwater hazards for passing boats.
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Meaning 5
A debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills).
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 6
A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The detective was tasked with profiling floaters, individuals who drifted from town to town without a fixed address or steady income.
- After a string of burglaries, police suspected a floater who had been frequenting the local soup kitchen and pawn shops.
- As a social worker, she had dedicated her career to helping floaters get back on their feet and find stable housing.
- The young man stood out as a floater, always on the move and never staying in one place long enough to make friends or connections.
- In her novel, the author explored the lives of floaters, people living on the fringes of society, without a fixed home or steady income.
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Meaning 7
An insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She added a floater to her homeowners policy to ensure her engagement ring was fully insured even when she wore it away from home.
- He purchased a floater policy specifically to cover his collection of expensive watches against theft or loss while traveling.
- As a musician, she needed a floater policy to cover her instrument and equipment while on tour and performing in different locations.
- After buying the valuable artwork, she purchased a floater to ensure it was covered under her insurance policy even if she took it out of her home to exhibit.
- Before sending the valuable jewelry as a gift to her granddaughter in college, she bought a floater to ensure it was protected during shipping.
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Meaning 8
Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor explained that the small floater in her eye was a normal occurrence and would likely fade over time.
- As she looked out the window, she noticed a floater drifting lazily across her field of vision.
- The optometrist assured him that the floater was not a cause for concern and would not affect his vision.
- After the eye injury, she started noticing a floater that seemed to be constantly present in her left eye.
- The ophthalmologist warned that an increase in floaters could be a sign of a more serious underlying condition.