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loafer
(loʊfəʳ)
Word forms: plural loafers
countable noun
Loafers are flat leather shoes with no straps or laces.
[mainly US]Synonyms: idler, lounger, bum [informal], piker [Australian, New Zealand, slang] More Synonyms of loafer
loafer in British English
(ˈləʊfə)
noun
1.
a person who avoids work; idler
2.
a moccasin-like shoe for casual wear
Word origin
C19: perhaps from German Landläufer vagabondloafer in American English
(ˈloʊfər)
US
noun
1.
a person who loafs; lounger; idler
2.
a moccasinlike sport shoe for informal wear
Word origin
(sense 1) prob. contr. < land-loafer < Ger landläufer, a vagabond (akin to Du landlooper, obs. E landloper) < land, land + laufen, to run: see leap; (sense 2) < Loafer, a former trademarkImage ofloafer
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Examples of 'loafer' in a sentenceloafer
(noun)
Definition
a person who avoids work
He's a bit of a loafer, who once worked in a bar but disliked being bossed around.
Synonyms
idler
He resents being seen as a moneyed idler.
lounger
bum (informal)
You're all a bunch of bums.
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.
drone (British)
A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented.
shirker
couch potato (slang)
time-waster
layabout
The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
skiver (British, slang)
He was a skiver and a thief.
ne'er-do-well
His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well.
wastrel
a good-for-nothing wastrel
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
lazybones (informal)
Get this lazybones to school!
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bum
Definition
a disreputable loafer or idler
You're all a bunch of bums.
Synonyms
loafer,
lounger,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
dodger,
drone,
slouch (informal),
shirker,
slacker,
couch potato (slang),
sloth,
laggard,
time-waster,
layabout,
deadbeat (informal, US, Canadian),
skiver (British, slang),
idler,
malingerer,
sluggard,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
clock-watcher,
slugabed,
Weary Willie (informal),
lazybonesin the sense of drone
Definition
a person who lives off the work of others
A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented.
Synonyms
parasite,
skiver (British, slang),
idler,
lounger,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
leech,
loafer,
couch potato (slang),
scrounger (informal),
sponger (informal),
sluggard,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
quandong (Australian, slang)
in the sense of layabout
Definition
a lazy person
The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
Synonyms
idler,
lounger,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
shirker,
loafer,
couch potato (slang),
vagrant,
laggard,
skiver (British, slang),
beachcomber,
ne'er-do-well,
good-for-nothing,
wastrel,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
slubberdegullion (archaic)
Nearby words ofloafer
- load someone down
- loaded
- loaf
- loafer
- loan
- loath
- loathe
Synonyms of 'loafer'
loafer
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of lazybones
Definition
a lazy person
Get this lazybones to school!
Synonyms
idler,
lounger,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
shirker,
loafer,
couch potato (slang),
skiver (British, slang),
sleepyhead,
sluggard,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
slugabed
in the sense of ne'er-do-well
His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well.
Synonyms
good-for-nothing,
loser,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
loafer,
black sheep,
layabout,
skiver (British, slang),
idler,
wastrel,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of piker
Definition
shirker
He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.
Synonyms
slacker,
shirker,
skiver (British, slang),
loafer,
layabout,
idler,
passenger,
do-nothing,
dodger,
good-for-nothing,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
gold brick (US, slang),
scrimshanker (British, slang)
in the sense of shirker
Synonyms
slacker,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
dodger,
shirk,
quitter,
skiver (British, slang),
idler,
malingerer,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
clock-watcher,
gold brick (US, slang),
scrimshanker (British, slang)
in the sense of skiver
He was a skiver and a thief.
Synonyms
slacker,
loafer,
idler,
do-nothing,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
dodger,
shirker,
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
gold brick (US, slang),
scrimshanker (British, slang)
in the sense of wastrel
Definition
a lazy or worthless person
a good-for-nothing wastrel
Synonyms
layabout,
loser,
shirker,
good-for-nothing,
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drone,
loafer,
waster,
skiver (British, slang),
idler,
ne'er-do-well,
malingerer,
saddo (British, slang),
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)