floater

noun

1. 1

   an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

2. 2

   an object that floats or is capable of floating

3. 3

   a swimmer who floats in the water

4. 4

   a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election

5. 5

   an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed

6. 6

   a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

7. 7

   a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)

8. 8

   spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

   floaters seem to drift through the field of vision