floater

nouns

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
"floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"
floater, musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
floater
is a type of (narrower)
a written promise to repay a debt
certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
drifter, floater, vagabond, vagrant
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
floater
is a type of (narrower)
a worker who is hired to perform a job
employee
a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
floater
is a type of (narrower)
a citizen who has a legal right to vote
elector, voter
a swimmer who floats in the water
floater
is derived from
float
is a type of (narrower)
a person who travels through the water by swimming
"he is not a good swimmer"
bather, natator, swimmer
an object that floats or is capable of floating
floater
is derived from
float
is a type of (narrower)
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
object, physical object
an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
floater, floating policy