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loafer

[ loh-fer ]
/ ˈloʊ fər /
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noun

a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.

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RELATED WORDS

waster, wanderer, malingerer, slouch, lazybones, good-for-nothing, wastrel, idler, deadbeat, do-nothing, slacker, sluggard, shirker, beachcomber, lounger, goof-off, sponger

Nearby words

loady, loaf, loaf bread, loaf pan, loaf sugar, loafer, loaiasis, loam, loan, loan collection, loan council

Origin of loafer

1820–30, Americanism; perhaps short for *landloafer vagabond; compare German (obsolete) Landläufer, Dutch landloper; see landloper

Related forms

loaf·er·ish, adjective

Definition for loafer (2 of 2)

Loafer

[ loh-fer ]
/ ˈloʊ fər /

Trademark.

a brand name for a moccasinlike slip-on shoe.
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British Dictionary definitions for loafer

loafer

/ (ˈləʊfə) /

noun

a person who avoids work; idler
a moccasin-like shoe for casual wear

Word Origin for loafer

C19: perhaps from German Landläufer vagabond
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