A drifter is a

vagrant Vagrancy is the condition of homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants (also known as bums, vagabonds, rogues, tramps or drifters) usually live in poverty and support themselves by begging, scavenging, petty theft, temporar ...

who moves from place to place without a fixed home or employment. Drifter(s) or The Drifter(s) may also refer to:

Films and television

Films

* ''The Drifter'' (1917 film), an American film directed by Fred Kelsey * ''The Drifters'' (film), a 1919 American film starring J. Warren Kerrigan * ''Drifters'' (1929 film), a British documentary by John Grierson * ''The Drifter'' (1929 film), an American film starring Tom Mix * ''The Drifter'' (1932 film), an American film directed by William A. O'Connor * ''The Drifter'' (1944 film), an American Western Billy the Kid film directed by Sam Newfield * ''The Drifter'' (1988 film), an American film starring Kim Delaney and Timothy Bottoms * ''Drifters'' (2003 film), a Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai * ''The Drifter'' (2010 film), a German film directed by Tatjana Turanskyj * ''Drifters'' (2011 film), an Italian drama starring Asia Argento * ''Drifters'' (2015 film), a Swedish film * ''Drifter'' (film), a 2016 American post-apocalyptic thriller * '' Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas'', a 2009 horror film

Television

* ''Drifters'' (TV series), a British television series * Drifter, an orange high-technology car in the TV series ''

Roary the Racing Car ''Roary the Racing Car'' (stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'') is a British-stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary ...

Literature

* ''The Drifters'' (novel), a 1971 novel by James A. Michener * Drifter series (''Drifter'', ''Drifter’s Run'', and ''Drifter’s War''), by William C. Dietz * ''Drifters'' (manga), a 2009 Japanese manga by Kouta Hirano

Maritime

Drifter (fishing boat) A drifter is a type of fishing boat. They were designed to catch herring in a long drift net. Herring fishing using drifters has a long history in the Netherlands and in many British fishing ports, particularly in East Scottish ports. Until the ...

, a type of herring boat *

Naval drifter A naval drifter is a boat built along the lines of a commercial fishing drifter but fitted out for naval purposes. The use of naval drifters is paralleled by the use of naval trawlers. Fishing trawlers were designed to tow heavy trawls, so they w ...

, a naval boat similar to the fishing boats

Music

Bands

* Drifter, an alternate name of Dutch electronic music trio

Noisia Noisia (stylised as NOISIΛ; "VISION" turned upside down) was a Dutch electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, Netherlands. They produce a wide variety of music including dr ...

Drifters (Swedish band) Drifters are a Swedish dansband from Skövde that was formed in 1962 and has won many prizes. They are signed to the Lionheart International record label. Members In its long existence spanning several decades there were a number of key changes ...

, a Swedish dans-band *

The Drifters The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/Soul music, soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, f ...

, an American doo wop/R&B vocal group *

The Drifters (Japanese band) are a Japanese rock and roll band and comedy group. The band formed as "Sons of Drifters" around 1956 from two bands "Mountain Boys" and "Tokyo Western Boys". However, members in the group changed back and forth occasionally. Chosuke Ikariya b ...

, a rock band and comedy act *

The Shadows The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in the pre- Beatles era. They served as the backing band for Cliff Richard ...

, a British group originally known as the Drifters * The Drifters, an Irish band fronted by

Joe Dolan Joseph Francis Robert Dolan (16 October 1939 – 26 December 2007) was an Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer. Chiefly known in Ireland for his association with showbands and for his innovative style and high pitched singing ...

Albums

* '' Drifters/Love Is The Devil'', a 2013 album by Dirty Beaches * ''The Drifter'' (Marty Robbins album), 1966 * ''Drifter'' (Sylvia album), 1981 * ''Drifter'' (Lynn Verlayne album), 2010

Songs

* "Drifter" (song), a 1981 song by Sylvia, track song from the similarly titled album * "Drifter", by Amy Lee featuring Dave Edgar from Lee's album ''

Aftermath Aftermath may refer to: Companies * Aftermath (comics), an imprint of Devil's Due Publishing * Aftermath Entertainment, an American record label founded by Dr. Dre * Aftermath Media, an American multimedia company * Aftermath Services, an Americ ...

'' * "Drifter", by Brookes Brothers from the single "

Tear You Down "Tear You Down" is a 2008 song by sibling production duo the Brookes Brothers. "Tear You Down" was first released as a double A-side single with the track "Drifter", which was co-produced by drum and bass musician and Viper Recordings artist Domin ...

" * "Drifter", by David Gates from his album '' Goodbye Girl'' * "Drifter", by Deep Purple from their album ''

Come Taste the Band ''Come Taste the Band'' is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, originally released in November 1975. It was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associate Martin Birch. It was the final Deep Purple studi ...

'' * "Drifter", by Falling In Reverse from their album '' Fashionably Late'' * "Drifter", by In Flames from their album ''

Reroute to Remain ''Reroute to Remain'' (subtitled: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity'', and on reissue: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Madness'') is the sixth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in September 2002. The album saw a ma ...

'' * "Drifter", by Iron Maiden from their album '' Killers'' * "Drifter", by Karmin from their album ''

Pulses In medicine, a pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the nec ...

'' * "Drifters", by Patrick Watson from their album ''

Close to Paradise ''Close to Paradise'' is the second studio album by Patrick Watson, released on September 26, 2006. On September 24, 2007, the album won the Polaris Music Prize, after reaching the finals alongside such other albums as ''Neon Bible'' (Arcade Fire ...

'' * "The Drifter", by Gene Clark and Carla Olson from their album '' So Rebellious a Lover'' * "The Drifter", by Little River Band from their album '' After Hours''

Other uses

* ''The Drifter'', an animated web series produced by Stan Lee Media * Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Drifter or

Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Drifter The Kawasaki VN1500 Vulcan Drifter is a fuel-injected, shaft driven and water cooled, part of the Kawasaki Vulcan line of cruiser motorcycles created in the classic style lines of the 1940s Indian Chief. Kawasaki built this model between 1 ...

, motorcycles manufactured from 1999 to 2006 * Drifter (chocolate), a Nestlé chocolate bar in the UK *

Drifter (drill) A drifter drill, sometimes called a rock drill, is a tool used in mining and civil engineering to drill into rock. Rock drills are used for making holes for placing dynamite or other explosives in rock blasting, and holes for plug and feather quar ...

, a rock or ground drill * Someone engaged in the motorsport drifting *

Lockwood Drifter The Lockwood Drifter is a family of high wing, single engine, pusher configuration, open cockpit, one and two-seat kit aircraft that was first introduced in the 1980s by Maxair and remains in production today by Lockwood Aircraft of Sebring, Flo ...

, an ultralight aircraft