n.
Pronunciation: ' fl ō -t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1717
1 a : one that floats b : a person who floats something
2 : a person who votes illegally in various polling places
3 a : 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 (as jewelry or art)
6 : 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