loafer

[ loh-fer ]
/ ˈloʊ fər /
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noun

a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.

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Origin of loafer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM loafer

loaf·er·ish, adjective

Words nearby loafer

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

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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Words related to loafer

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

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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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