drifter

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These are not a group of free-spirits, bucking the norms of society and living an honest drifter lifestyle.

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a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

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noun

a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

Definitions

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noun

a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

Example sentences

These are not a group of free-spirits, bucking the norms of society and living an honest drifter lifestyle.

I remember from reading a biography that he got some training in public speaking when he was a drifter in Munich.

The obituary paralleled the family story of his life: he'd been a drifter of sorts his whole life, always looking for some way out of the life of a dirt-poor, subsistence farmer.

Observed lots of drifter types, no visible violence, some good musical performances, nice community gardens, free food tent.

The implication is that some people pair for life, with the wedding not being the critical factor, while someone with a string of few-year relationships might have some quite a different view on relationships, a drifter of sorts.

Capital also doesn't need, I dont know: basic human social needs like a stable group of friends, family, loved ones and community opposed to living a nomadic drifter chasing money/jobs instead of wild game like hunter gathering civilizations.