floater
noun
float·er
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Definition of floater
1a
: one that floats
b
: a person who floats something
2
: a person who votes illegally in various polling places
3a
: a person without a permanent residence or regular employment
b
: a worker who moves from job to job
especially
: one without fixed duties
4
: a pitched, thrown, or hit ball that moves through the air relatively slowly with little or no spin or rotation
5
: a policy insuring specific items of personal property (such as jewelry or art)
6
: a bit of optical debris (such as a dead cell or cell fragment) in the vitreous humor or lens that may be perceived as a spot before the eye
also
: a spot in the visual field due to such debris
—usually used in plural
Examples of floater in a Sentence
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Those four enemies ahead of you, rushing your position in a veritable row? Fling a table at them to knock them all down at once, then turn to the right to shoot a floater before putting the hurt on a grenade-launching creature on a balcony. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Review: Control is Remedyâs best game yetâand a ray tracing masterpiece," 26 Aug. 2019 Early in the second quarter, Memphis guard Kobi Simmons launched a floater as Bamba closed in for a possible block. — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Mo Bamba, Jonathan Isaac and Magic dominate on defense against Grizzlies," 9 July 2018 Specials include the Comix Margarita with Patron Silver, or the Mambo Italiano Margarita with Patron Silver, Patron Citronge, Disaronno Amarretto floater, and fresh juices. — Camila Vallejo, courant.com, "Wednesday is National Tequila Day: Celebrate with these specials at Connecticut restaurants and bars," 22 July 2019 Sanders made a game-tying floater with 1:21 left in overtime, falling to the court with a cramp in his left calf. — USA TODAY, "No. 4 Michigan State struggles in 76-72 OT win over Rutgers," 10 Jan. 2018 Seven seconds later, Lyle Hexmonâs floater was blocked by Fall. — Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, "Tacko Fall racks up blocks during Celtics Summer League win over Grizzlies," 11 July 2019 E'Twaun Moore contributed 23 points, moving well without the ball to get open for high percentage layups and floaters. — USA TODAY, "After Davis' injury, Cousins lifts Pelicans past Pistons," 8 Jan. 2018 Curry reacted by trying to play distributor or attacking the rim for floaters once he was run off the 3-point line. — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, "Game 6 had drama, emotion, and thrills, and now the Raptors are NBA champs," 14 June 2019 Furthermore, his ability to hit floaters, be taller than the space needle and make shots down low separates him from the pack. — oregonlive.com, "Bol Bol is the biggest boom-or-bust prospect of the 2019 NBA draft: Commentary," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'floater.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for floater
floater
noun
float·er
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Medical Definition of floater
: a bit of optical debris (as a dead cell or cell fragment) in the vitreous body or lens that may be perceived as a spot before the eye
also
: a spot in the visual field due to such debris
—usually used in plural
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floater
noun
float·er
Legal Definition of floater
1
[ from the notion that the policy âfloatsâ with the goods it insures, wherever they might be located ]
: a policy or supplemental attachment to a policy insuring specific items of personal property (as jewelry or art)
specifically
: a policy of insurance to protect against loss or damage of goods in transit or goods (as jewels) naturally subject to use in various places
— called also floating policy
2
: a debt security that yields an indexed variable rate of interest
especially
: floating rate note at note