# Drifter

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 (film), a 2016 American post-apocalyptic thriller

### 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 (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

## 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 (Marty Robbins album), 1966
* Drifter (Sylvia album), 1981
* Drifter (Lynn Verlayne album), 2010

### 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
* "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 Destiny 2 who hosts the Gambit activity