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 ''

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Literature

* ''The Drifters'' (novel), a 1971 novel by James A. Michener * Drifter series (''Drifter'', ''Drifter’s Run'', and ''Drifter’s War''), by

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* ''Drifters'' (manga), a 2009 Japanese manga by Kouta Hirano

Maritime

* Drifter (fishing boat), a type of herring boat * Naval drifter, a naval boat similar to the fishing boats

Music

Bands

* Drifter, an alternate name of Dutch electronic music trio Noisia * Drifters (Swedish band), a Swedish dans-band * The Drifters, an American doo wop/R&B vocal group * The Drifters (Japanese band), a rock band and comedy act * The Shadows, a British group originally known as the Drifters * The Drifters, an Irish band fronted by Joe Dolan

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'' * "Drifter", by Brookes Brothers from the single " Tear You Down" * "Drifter", by David Gates from his album '' Goodbye Girl'' * "Drifter", by Deep Purple from their album ''

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'' * "Drifter", by Falling In Reverse from their album '' Fashionably Late'' * "Drifter", by In Flames from their album '' Reroute to Remain'' * "Drifter", by Iron Maiden from their album '' Killers'' * "Drifter", by Karmin from their album '' Pulses'' * "Drifters", by Patrick Watson from their album '' Close to Paradise'' * "The Drifter", by Gene Clark and Carla Olson from their album ''

So Rebellious a Lover ''So Rebellious a Lover'' is a 1987 studio album by American singer-songwriters Gene Clark and Carla Olson. Released in April 1987, the album revived Clark's flagging career. It was well-received and became a modest commercial success, at the time ...

'' * "The Drifter", by Little River Band from their album '' After Hours''

Other uses

* ''The Drifter'', an animated web series produced by Stan Lee Media *

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or Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Drifter, motorcycles manufactured from 1999 to 2006 *

Drifter (chocolate) Drifter was a wafer-based chocolate bar. Rowntree's launched Drifter in 1980, consisting of a wafer with caramel layered on top, covered with milk chocolate. Nestlé later produced the bar following their takeover of Rowntree's in 1988. Abo ...

, a Nestlé chocolate bar in the UK * Drifter (drill), a rock or ground drill * Someone engaged in the motorsport

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* Lockwood Drifter, an ultralight aircraft