floater

floater
1. n плот; паром
2. n плотогон; паромщик
3. n разг. бродяга
4. n разг. «летун»
5. n разг. амер. временный или сезонный рабочий
6. n разг. сл. ошибка, ложный шаг

to make a floater — попасть впросак

7. n разг. бирж. проф. ценная бумага
8. n амер. сл. избиратель, голосующий несколько раз; подставное лицо на выборах
9. n амер. сл. колеблющийся избиратель, голосующий то за одну, то за другую политическую партию
10. n амер. сл. амер. сл. высылка из города в 24—48 часов; предложение покинуть город
11. n амер. сл. сл. клёпка
Синонимический ряд:
vagabond (noun) arab; bum; canter; clochard; derelict; drifter; hobo; piker; roadster; runagate; street arab; tramp; tramper; vag; vagabond; vagrant; Weary Willie

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  • Floater — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Floater Información personal Origen Eugene, Oregón, EE.UU …   Wikipedia Español

  • Floater — Float er, n. 1. One who floats or swims. [1913 Webster] 2. A float for indicating the height of a liquid surface. [1913 Webster] 3. (Politics) (a) A voter who shifts from party to party, esp. one whose vote is purchasable. [U. S.] (b) A person,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • floater — float·er n 1 [from the notion that the policy “floats” with the goods it insures, wherever they might be located]: a policy or supplemental attachment to a policy insuring specific items of personal property (as jewelry or art); specif: a policy… …   Law dictionary

  • floater — dead body found in water, 1890, U.S. slang, agent noun from FLOAT (Cf. float) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • floater — [flōt′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that floats ☆ 2. a person who illegally casts a vote at each of several polling places ☆ 3. a person who changes his or her place of residence or work at frequent intervals; drifter; esp., a transient laborer 4.… …   English World dictionary

  • Floater — Als Floater (floating rate note, FRN) bezeichnet man eine Anleihe mit variabler Verzinsung, die an einen Referenzzinssatz wie zum Beispiel alle 3/6 Monate an den Libor oder Euribor gekoppelt wird. In manchen Fällen wird zusätzlich ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Floater — For other uses, see Floater (disambiguation). Floater Classification and external resources Simulated image of floaters against a blue sky ICD 10 H …   Wikipedia

  • Floater — Floating rate bond. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * floater float‧er [ˈfləʊtə ǁ ˈfloʊtər] noun [countable] 1. FINANCE a bond with a variable interest rate: • The issue was split into three fixed rate tranches and one floater …   Financial and business terms

  • floater — An informal name for a security with a variable coupon rate. Particularly used to refer to floating rate CMO tranches. American Banker Glossary A bond whose interest rate varies with the interest rate of another debt instrument, e.g., a bond that …   Financial and business terms

  • floater — 1) A partially finished and unclaimed bottle or can of beer. Whose floater is this? 2) When you and your friends have an inside joke and an outsider doesn t get the meaning then she is subjected to a floater. The meaning is from something that… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • floater — 1) A partially finished and unclaimed bottle or can of beer. Whose floater is this? 2) When you and your friends have an inside joke and an outsider doesn t get the meaning then she is subjected to a floater. The meaning is from something that… …   Dictionary of american slang


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