loafer

  • 21loafer — noun Etymology: perhaps short for landloafer, from German Landläufer tramp, from Land + Läufer runner Date: 1830 1. one that loafs ; idler 2. a low step in shoe …

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  • 22loafer — loaferish, adj. /loh feuhr/, n. a person who loafs; lazy person; idler. [1820 30, Amer.; perh. short for *landloafer vagabond; cf. G (obs.) Landläufer, D landloper; see LANDLOPER] * * * …

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  • 23Loafer — /loh feuhr/, Trademark. a brand name for a moccasinlike slip on shoe. * * * …

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  • 24loafer — Synonyms and related words: Arab, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, bo, bum, bummer, cadger, clock watcher, dallier, dawdle, dawdler, diddler, dillydallier, do nothing, dogie, dolittle, doodler, drone, faineant, gamin, gamine, gentleman of leisure …

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  • 25loafer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. idler, lounger, vagrant, bum (sl.). See inactivity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idler, lounger, lazy person, ne er do well, good for nothing, lazybones, sluggard, malingerer, waster, wastrel, slacker,… …

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  • 26loafer — loaf|er [ loufər ] noun count 1. ) a low leather shoe that you slip on and do not need to tie 2. ) INFORMAL someone who loafs around …

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  • 27loafer — [[t]lo͟ʊfə(r)[/t]] loafers N COUNT Loafers are flat leather shoes with no straps or laces. [mainly AM] …

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  • 28loafer — loaf·er || ləʊfÉ™(r) n. idler, dawdler, lazy person; low slip on shoe …

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  • 29loafer — noun 1》 a person who idles their time away. 2》 trademark a leather shoe shaped like a moccasin, with a flat heel. Origin C19: perh. from Ger. Landläufer tramp …

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  • 30loafer — n. Idler, lounger, vagabond, idle wanderer, vagrant …

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