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loafer [ˈləʊfə] n
1. a person who avoids work; idler 2. (Clothing & Fashion) a moccasin-like shoe for casual wear [perhaps from German Landläufer vagabond] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations loafer n loafer [ˈləʊfəʳ] n (fam) → scansafatiche m/f inv; (shoes) loafers → mocassini mpl loafer [ˈləʊfəʳ] n (fam) → scansafatiche m/f inv; (shoes) loafers → mocassini mpl How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He found the "nigger" in him involuntarily giving the road, on the sidewalk, to a white rowdy and loafer. There was as many as one loafer leaning up against every awning-post, and he most always had his hands in his britches-pockets, except when he fetched them out to lend a chaw of tobacco or scratch. As a loafer I shall never be original, as I take it that you are. |
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