A drifter is a

vagrant Vagrancy is the condition of wandering homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants usually live in poverty and support themselves by travelling while engaging in begging, scavenging, or petty theft. In Western countries, ...

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

Television

* ''Drifters'' (TV series), a British television series * Drifter, known as Dragga in the US, 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 preschool animated television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment for Five and Nick Jr. that aired from 7 May 2007 to 29 Septem ...

Literature

* ''Drifter'', a 1974 novel by Daniel P. Mannix * ''Drifter'', a 1991 novel by

William C. Dietz William C. Dietz (born 1945) is an American science fiction writer, principally of military science fiction novels and video game novelizations. Early life and career Dietz grew up in the Seattle area and served in both the Navy and in the Mari ...

, the first installment in the Pik Lando trilogy * ''Drifters'' (manga), a 2009 Japanese manga by Kouta Hirano * ''The Drifter'', a 1965 novel by J. T. Edson, the fifth installment in the Waco series * ''The Drifter'', a 1969 novel by Will Cook * ''The Drifter'', a 1991 novel by

Joyce Thies Joyce Thies is an American writer of romance novels. She began her writing career as a coauthor with Janet Bieber, writing under the names Janet Joyce and Jenna Lee Joyce; together they wrote more than fifteen romances. Now, she writes romance ...

* ''The Drifter'', a 1994 novel by

Richie Tankersley Cusick Richie Tankersley Cusick (born April 1, 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American author. She has written more than 25 novels since her first, ''Evil on the Bayou'' (1984). She has also contributed to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer book seri ...

* ''The Drifter'', a 1995 novel by

Vicki Lewis Thompson Vicki Lewis Thompson (born 11 October 1950 in United States) is an American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels. Biography Vicki Lewis wa ...

, the second installment in the ''Urban Cowboys'' series * ''The Drifter'', a 1998 novel by

Susan Wiggs Susan Wiggs (born May 17, 1958) is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. Early years Wiggs began writing as a child, finishing her first novel, ''A Book About Some Bad Kids'', when she was eight. She temporarily aband ...

* ''The Drifter'', a 2000 novel by William W. Johnstone * ''The Drifter'', a 2004 novel by

Lori Copeland Lori Copeland (born June 12, 1941) is an American author of over 95 novels. Career Lori Copeland's first book was published in 1982. She wrote romance novels until 1995, when she began writing Christian fiction. She has co-authored Christian ro ...

, the second installment in the ''Men of the Saddle'' series * ''The Drifter'', a 2010 novel by

Kate Hoffmann Peggy Hoffmann is an American writer of over 70 romance novels since 1993 as Kate Hoffmann. She has written for both the Temptation and Blaze lines for Harlequin Books. In 1992 she won the Harlequin Temptation contest. She lives in southeastern ...

, the second installment in the ''Smooth Operators'' series * ''The Drifters'' (novel), a 1971 novel by James A. Michener

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 Drifter (fishing boat), 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 ...

, a naval boat similar to the fishing boats

Music

Bands

* Drifter, an alternate name of Dutch electronic music trio

Noisia Noisia was a Dutch electronic music trio from Groningen, Netherlands. The trio was composed of Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen, and Thijs de Vlieger. Their music spanned several genres, including drum and bass, dubstep, breakbeat, and house. They ...

Drifters (Swedish band) Drifters are a Sweden, 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 ...

, a Swedish dans-band *

The Drifters The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. 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, formed in 1959 and ...

, 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 with members of two bands, Jimmy Tokita & His Mountain Playboys and Tokyo Western Boys. However, members in the group changed back and forth oc ...

, a rock band and comedy act *

The Shadows The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters between 1958 and 1959) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the pre-Beatles era from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. They served as the bac ...

, 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 singer, entertainer and recording artist. Chiefly known in Ireland for his association with Irish showband, showbands and for his innovative style and high tenor s ...

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 America ...

'' * "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 ''

Come Taste the Band ''Come Taste the Band'' is the tenth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 7 November 1975. It was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associate Martin Birch. Musically, the record shows stronger funk influ ...

'' * "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 m ...

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

Pulses Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

'' * "Drifter", by Wolves at the Gate from their album ''

Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ...

'' * "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 After Hours or Afterhours may refer to: Film and television * ''After Hours'' (film), a 1985 black comedy by Martin Scorsese * ''After Hours'' (Canadian TV series), a 1953 variety series * ''After Hours'' (1958 British TV series), a comedy s ...

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 19 ...

, 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 qua ...

, 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, Flori ...

, an ultralight aircraft * Drifter is a minor character in

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