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loaf·er 1

 (lō′fər)
n.
One who is habitually idle: disliked loafers on the job.
[Short for obsolete land-loafer, vagabond, idler, possibly partial translation of obsolete German Landläufer, from Middle High German landlöufer : land, land + löufer, runner (from loufen, to run, from Old High German hlouffan).]

loaf·er 2

 (lō′fər)
n.
A low leather step-in shoe with an upper resembling a moccasin but with a broad, flat heel.
[Originally a trademark.]
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loafer

(ˈləʊfə)
n
1. a person who avoids work; idler
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a moccasin-like shoe for casual wear
[C19: perhaps from German Landläufer vagabond]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

loaf•er

(ˈloʊ fər)

n.
a person who loafs; idler.
[1820–30; perhaps short for landloafer vagabond; compare German (obsolete) Landläufer, Dutch landloper landloper]

Loaf•er

(ˈloʊ fər)
Trademark.
a moccasinlike slip-on shoe.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.loafer - person who does no workloafer - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
do-nothing, idler, layabout, bum
nonworker - a person who does nothing
clock watcher - a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, lounger, mope - someone who wastes time
dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke, drone - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
daydreamer, woolgatherer - someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account, goldbrick - an idle worthless person
lazybones - a lazy person
lie-abed, slugabed - a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
loon - a worthless lazy fellow
shirker, slacker - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
sluggard, slug - an idle slothful person
spiv - a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
sunbather - someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan
trifler - one who behaves lightly or not seriously
whittler - someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
2.Loafer - a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel
shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

loafer

noun idler, lounger, bum (informal), piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), drone (Brit.), shirker, couch potato (slang), time-waster, layabout, skiver (Brit. slang), ne'er-do-well, wastrel, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), lazybones (informal) a lovable loafer with a roving eye
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

loafer

noun
A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:
bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel.
Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug.
Slang: slouch.
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Translations
حِذاء بدون رباطمُتَسَكِّع
povaleč
drivert
léhûtõ
slæpingi
nevarstomas pusbatis
aylak kimse

loafer

[ˈləʊfəʳ] N
1. (= person) → gandul(a) m/f, vago/a m/f
2. (= shoe) → mocasín m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

loafer

[ˈləʊfər] n (= shoe) → mocassin m, flâneur m (québécisme)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

loafer

n
(inf: = idler) → Faulenzer(in) m(f), → Nichtstuer(in) m(f)
(esp US: = casual shoe) → Halbschuh m, → Trotteur m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

loafer

[ˈləʊfəʳ] n (fam) → scansafatiche m/f inv; (shoes) loafers → mocassini mpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Loafer®

(ˈləufər) noun
(American) a flat leather shoe without a shoestring or buckle to fasten it.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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He hangs about outside the shop until he has succeeded in attracting the attention of all the loafers in the neighborhood and has aroused strong suspicions in the mind of the policeman on the beat.
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But you're as likely as any to be mistook on a flimflam game, such as these loafers is putting up.
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Move on, there, move on!" This to a butcher's boy, a maid, and one or two loafers who had collected.
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"It only means that another lot of lazy loafers will make a good thing out of the working classes.
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Yes, that God gives to those who take trouble, but not to loafers, lie-abeds, or fools.
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"And then she's hired them drunken loafers, three of the worst scoundrels that ever disgraced the Solomons--fifteen quid a month each--what d'ye think of that?
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Isaacs will be shouting 'genius' to his loafers at the bar.
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