Definitions for loaferˈloʊ fər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
loaf•erˈloʊ fər(n.)
a person who loafs; idler.
Origin of loafer:
1820–30; perh. short for landloafer vagabond; cf. G (obs.) Landlӓufer, D landloperlandloper
Loaf•er*ˈloʊ fər
a moccasinlike slip-on shoe.
Category: Clothing, Trademark
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Princeton's WordNet
idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum(noun)
person who does no work
"a lazy bum"
Loafer(noun)
a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel
Wiktionary
loafer(Noun)
An idle person.
loafer(Noun)
A shoe with no laces, resembling a moccasin.
Origin: Perhaps short for landloafer, possibly a partial translation of German Landläufer [Cf Dial Ger loofen "to run"]; or connected to lo(o)ve, lo(o)ffinge "a remnant, the rest, that which remains or lingers" from laf. Akin to Scots lave "the rest, remainder", Old English lǣfan "to leave behind". More at leave
Webster Dictionary
Loafer(noun)
one who loafs; a lazy lounger
The Roycroft Dictionary
loafer
The man who is usually busy keeping some one else from working.
Translations for loafer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
loafer(noun)
(with about or around ) to pass time without doing anything in particular
They were loafing about (the street).; an idle loafer.
- leegloperAfrikaans
- مُتَسَكِّعArabic
- безделникBulgarian
- vagabundoPortuguese (BR)
- povalečCzech
- der BummlerGerman
- drivertDanish
- χασομέρηςGreek
- gandul, vagoSpanish
- logardEstonian
- ولگردFarsi
- maleksijaFinnish
- fainéant/-anteFrench
- בַּטלָןHebrew
- आवारागर्दHindi
- besposličar, skitnicaCroatian
- léhűtőHungarian
- gelandanganIndonesian
- slæpingiIcelandic
- bighelloneItalian
- 怠け者Japanese
- 게으름뱅이Korean
- dykūnas, bastūnasLithuanian
- sliņķis; slaists; klaidonisLatvian
- kaki lepakMalay
- leegloperDutch
- en som går og slenger, dagdriverNorwegian
- wałkońPolish
- ولگردPersian
- بى ننګه او كوڅه ډبPashto
- vagabundoPortuguese
- leneşRomanian
- бездельникRussian
- povaľačSlovak
- lenuhSlovenian
- dangubaSerbian
- dagdrivareSwedish
- คนขี้เกียจThai
- aylak kimseTurkish
- 游手好閒者Chinese (Trad.)
- ледарUkrainian
- آوارہ گردUrdu
- người ăn không ngồi rồiVietnamese
- 游手好闲者Chinese (Simp.)
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