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Loafer
2[ loh-fer ]
- a brand name for a moccasinlike slip-on shoe.
loafer
/ ˈləʊfə /
noun
- a person who avoids work; idler
- a moccasin-like shoe for casual wear
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Other Words From
- loafer·ish adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of loafer1
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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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