| Engelsk substantiv: floater | 
| 1. | floater (om tilstand) spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens | 
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 | Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Floaters seem to drift through the field of vision. 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | symptom | 
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| 2. | floater (om forhold) 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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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation | 
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| 3. | floater (om person) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | drifter, vagabond, vagrant | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bird of passage, have-not, poor person, roamer, rover, wanderer | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | beachcomber, bum, hobo, sundowner, tramp | 
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| 4. | floater (om person) an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | employee | 
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| 5. | floater (om person) a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | elector, voter | 
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| 6. | floater (om person) a swimmer who floats in the water | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bather, natator, swimmer | 
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| 7. | floater (om ting) an object that floats or is capable of floating | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | object, physical object | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | berg, iceberg | 
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| 8. | floater (om kommunikasjon) an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | floating policy | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | insurance, insurance policy, policy | 
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