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loafer

1

[ loh-fer ]

noun

  1. a person who loafs; loaf; lazy person; idler.


Loafer

2

[ loh-fer ]

Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a moccasinlike slip-on shoe.

loafer

/ ˈləʊfə /

noun

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


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Other Words From

  • loafer·ish adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of loafer1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of loafer1

C19: perhaps from German Landläufer vagabond

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Example Sentences

I am still a Loafer; Jim is a most estimable member of the gentlest society; and this is how it all came about.

He was unhurt, but he moved with shuffling steps, much like a tavern-loafer soggy from rum.

"Some lazy loafer reading a penny dreadful," I thought, glancing at him, then at the title of his book.

Down here with a lump of rabbit's brains, you abominable little loafer.

But how could he get work—he, a mere street loafer, and as lonely in London as if it had been a desert.

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