floater

noun float·er \ˈflō-tər\

Definition of FLOATER

a : one that floats

b : a person who floats something

: a person who votes illegally in various polling places

a : a person without a permanent residence or regular employment

b : a worker who moves from job to job; especially : one without fixed duties

: a pitched, thrown, or hit ball that moves through the air relatively slowly with little or no spin or rotation

: a policy insuring specific items of personal property (as jewelry or art)

: a bit of optical debris (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

First Known Use of FLOATER

1717

Rhymes with FLOATER

bloater, boater, coater, doter, gloater, motor, noter, oater, quoter, rotor, scoter, toter, voter

Medical Dictionary

floater

noun float·er \ˈflōt-ər\

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; compare muscae volitantes