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loafer

loaf·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loh-fer]
    • /ˈloʊ fər/
    • /ˈləʊ.fər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loh-fer]
    • /ˈloʊ fər/

Definitions of loafer word

  • noun loafer a person who loafs; lazy person; idler. 1
  • noun loafer A person who idles time away. 1
  • noun loafer slip-on shoe 1
  • noun loafer idle person 1
  • countable noun loafer Loafers are flat leather shoes with no straps or laces. 0
  • noun loafer a person who avoids work; idler 0

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Origin of loafer

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30, Americanism; perhaps short for *landloafer vagabond; compare German (obsolete) Landläufer, Dutch landloper; see landloper

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Parts of speech for Loafer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

loafer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for loafer

noun loafer

  • waster — a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
  • wanderer — a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
  • malingerer — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
  • slouch — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
  • lazybones — a lazy person.

Antonyms for loafer

noun loafer

  • overachiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.

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