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floater n. [
musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots] spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"
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floater n. 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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floater n. [
vagrant, drifter, vagabond] a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
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floater n. an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
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floater n. a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
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