loafer
[ loh-fer ]
/ ˈloʊ fər /
noun
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
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, adjectiveWords 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.
Example sentences from the Web for loafer
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