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bum vs floater

floater vs bum

bum and floater both are nouns.

bum is an adjective but floater is not an adjective.

bum is a verb but floater is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bum Yes Yes Yes No
floater Yes No No No
As nouns, floater is a hypernym of bum; that is, floater is a word with a broader meaning than bum:
  • bum: a vagrant
  • floater: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Other hypernyms of bum include clochard, drifter, vagabond, vagrant.
bum (noun) floater (noun)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
a vagrant an object that floats or is capable of floating
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible a swimmer who floats in the water
person who does no work a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
bum (adjective) floater (adjective)
of very poor quality; flimsy
bum (verb) floater (verb)
ask for and get free; be a parasite
be lazy or idle
Difference between bum and floater

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