tramp vs floater

floater vs tramp

tramp and floater both are nouns.

tramp is a verb but floater is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tramp	Yes	No	Yes	No
floater	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, floater is a hypernym of tramp; that is, floater is a word with a broader meaning than tramp:

tramp: a vagrant
floater: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

Other hypernyms of tramp include clochard, drifter, vagabond, vagrant.

tramp (noun)	floater (noun)
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure	an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule	an object that floats or is capable of floating
a heavy footfall	a swimmer who floats in the water
a vagrant	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex	a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)	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

tramp (verb)	floater (verb)
travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
cross on foot

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