A drifter is a vagrant 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 (2016 film), an American post-apocalyptic thriller

• Drifter (2026 film), an upcoming American sports action film

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

Literature

• Drifter, a 1974 novel by Daniel P. Mannix

• Drifter, a 1991 novel by William C. Dietz, the first installment in the Pik Lando trilogy

• "Drifters (poem)", a 1968 poem by Bruce Dawe

• 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

• The Drifter, a 1994 novel by Richie Tankersley Cusick

• The Drifter, a 1995 novel by Vicki Lewis Thompson, the second installment in the Urban Cowboys series

• The Drifter, a 1998 novel by Susan Wiggs

• The Drifter, a 2000 novel by William W. Johnstone

• The Drifter, a 2004 novel by Lori Copeland, the second installment in the Men of the Saddle series

• The Drifter, a 2010 novel by Kate Hoffmann, the second installment in the Smooth Operators series

• The Drifters (novel), a 1971 novel by James A. Michener

Maritime

• Drifter (fishing boat), a type of herring boat

• Naval drifter, a naval boat similar to the fishing boats

• Drifter (oceanography), a device used to measure ocean currents and other metrics

Music

Bands

• Drifter, an alternate name of Dutch electronic music trio Noisia

• Drifters (Swedish band), a Swedish dans-band

• The Drifters, an American doo wop/R&B vocal group

• The Drifters (Japanese band), a rock band and comedy act

• The Shadows, a British group originally known as the Drifters

• The Drifters, an Irish band fronted by Joe Dolan

Albums

• Drifters/Love Is the Devil, a 2013 album by Dirty Beaches

• The Drifter (album), a 1966 album by Marty Robbins

• Drifter (album), a 1981 album by Sylvia

• Drifter, a 2010 album by Lynn Verlayne

• The Drifter E.P., a 2008 EP by Lindi Ortega

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

• "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

• "Drifter", by Falling In Reverse from their album Fashionably Late

• "Drifter", by In Flames from their album Reroute to Remain

• "Drifter", by Iron Maiden from their album Killers

• "Drifter", by Karmin from their album Pulses

• "Drifter", by Wolves at the Gate from their album Eclipse

• "Drifters", by Patrick Watson from their album Close to Paradise

• "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

Other uses

• The Drifter, an animated web series produced by Stan Lee Media

• Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Drifter or Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Drifter, motorcycles manufactured from 1999 to 2006

• Drifter (chocolate), a Nestlé chocolate bar in the UK

• Drifter (drill), a rock or ground drill

• Someone engaged in the motorsport drifting

• Lockwood Drifter, an ultralight aircraft

• Drifter is a minor character in the video game Destiny 2 who hosts the Gambit activity

• The Drifter (video game), an adventure game

See also

• Drift (disambiguation)