A drifter is a person who doesn't have a permanent home or job, and often moves from place to place without a clear purpose or direction in life. Full definition
EM: You've noted the influence of Nuclear Throne, Titan Souls, and Zelda, I can see the impact of titles like Hyper Light Drifter in gameplay and maps (The Old Garden, snapshot, for example); I similarly observe the kind of excitement that comes from an Adventure Time episode in the landscape and the discoveries therein. (indiegraze.com)
There's a young drifter who calls himself Woody (Franklin) and hops trains with his guitar («This machine kills fascists,» scrawled on the case), and while he's good at singing the blues and songs supporting the Union, he's told to sing about his own time to make an impact. (markreviewsmovies.com)
Truman Capote, generally credited with creating the true crime genre with this book, skillfully unspools the tense and grisly tale of the murder of four members of the upstanding Clutter family by a pair of drifters in small - town Kansas. (bookpage.com)