The Clue
Vagrants (8 letter answer)
The Answer
FLOATERS
Tags
Notes
The answer FLOATERS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
FLOATER as a noun:
1. (musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots) = spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
2. a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
3. (vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond) = a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
4. an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
5. a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
6. a swimmer who floats in the water
7. an object that floats or is capable of floating
8. (floater, floating policy) = an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location