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loafer

noun

ˈlō-fər How to pronounce loafer (audio)
Definition of loafernext
as in slug
a lazy person an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
  1. slug
  2. drone
  3. bum
  4. snail
  5. idler
  6. slouch
  7. sluggard
  8. layabout
Noun
  • But in an aging lineup that has lacked slug for the majority of the second half, an absence such this is not nearly as easy to cover.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • On a late November afternoon in 1991, Sam Aiuppa climbed into a stand and dropped a slug into his Remington 870.
    — Scott Einsmann, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of slug
Noun
  • Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nauseda didn’t identify who the drone belonged to, but was quick to cast the blame on Russia.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of drone
Noun
  • Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Even then, and with Nix having a bum ankle to Mahomes’ bum knee, the Broncos have shown a lot more in the last year to inspire confidence than the Chiefs have.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • There’s another Bourne film moving its way through development at a snail’s pace.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sometime in the last million or so years, the snail had undergone a whole-genome duplication.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of snail
Noun
  • Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.
    — Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
  • This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven.
    — Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022
Definition of idler
Noun
  • The 29-year-old was no slouch either, racking up 22 goals and 17 assists in 44 games across the Bundesliga and Champions League.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The rest of the range is no slouch in the endurance department, either.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of slouch
Noun
  • Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
  • Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Definition of sluggard
Noun
  • Marlon's Shorty Meeks is in his 25th year of high school, but has made millions as a layabout live-streamer.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
  • When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Definition of layabout
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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