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Examples of loafer in a Sentence
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
Recent Examples of loafer from the Web
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Getting dressed this time of year is glorious: from suits to sweaters, from nubbly socks to bare feet and loafers, just about everything is in play.
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BUY NOW: Suede penny loafers ($625) by Tod's, mrporter.com For Bad Scuffs, Use a Knife Scuffs on suede are generally nothing more than a spot on the grain that has gotten too matted down.
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No polyester-blend shirts or plain penny loafers, either.
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The characters' unshaven faces and use of loafers without socks became fashion musts.
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And finally, March 18’s departure from Miami will be with Salvatore Ferragamo, grandson of the company's founder, who in addition to making some very nice loafers, also owns Il Borro winery in Tuscany.
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Shoes: Gucci Marmont fringe leather loafers, $795, Neiman Marcus Fort Worth.
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Yes, there were ladylike pumps on the runway, but the more interesting story at the show were the hefty loafers worn with many of the collection’s daywear looks.
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The atmosphere in this novel is stretched taut as the characters wait for the other polished loafer to drop.
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Origin and Etymology of loafer
perhaps short for landloafer, from German Landläufer tramp, from Land + Läufer runner
loafer Synonyms
Synonyms
couch potato, deadbeat, do-nothing, drone, idler, layabout, lazybones, lotus-eater, slouch, slug, slugabed, sluggardAntonyms
doer, go-ahead, go-getter, hummer, hustler, rustler, self-starterRelated Words
bum, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; crawler, creeper, dawdler, laggard, putterer, slowpoke, snail, stick-in-the-mud, straggler; clock-watcher, goldbrick, malingerer, shirker, slacker; dallier, lingerer, loiterer, loller, lounger, saunterer; delayer, procrastinator; dropout, quitterNear Antonyms
achiever, comer, highflier (or highflyer); live wire, powerhouseLOAFER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of loafer for English Language Learners
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: a low shoe with no laces
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: a person who does not work hard
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