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English noun: floater | |||
| 1. | floater (state) spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens | ||
| Samples | Floaters seem to drift through the field of vision. | ||
| Synonyms | musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
| 2. | floater (possession) a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation | ||
| 3. | floater (person) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | ||
| Synonyms | drifter, vagabond, vagrant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bird of passage, have-not, poor person, roamer, rover, wanderer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beachcomber, bum, hobo, sundowner, tramp | ||
| 4. | floater (person) an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | employee | ||
| 5. | floater (person) a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elector, voter | ||
| 6. | floater (person) a swimmer who floats in the water | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bather, natator, swimmer | ||
| 7. | floater (object) an object that floats or is capable of floating | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | berg, iceberg | ||
| 8. | floater (communication) an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location | ||
| Synonyms | floating policy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | insurance, insurance policy, policy | ||
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