drifter

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and drifter

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while drifter is (pejorative) a person who moves from place to place or job to job.

As a proper noun walker

is from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.

As an interjection walker

is (uk|archaic|slang) expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.

As a noun drifter is

(pejorative) a person who moves from place to place or job to job.

As nouns the difference between drifter and vagabond

is that drifter is a person who moves from place to place or job to job while vagabond is a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.

As a verb vagabond is

to roam, as a vagabond.

As an adjective vagabond is

floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro.