as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Heydude’s loafers have become an icon in the South thanks to their breathability in the heat, and these sneakers have a similar style with extra function.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Jackson was known for wearing a distinctive combination of black loafers and white socks, typically with cropped pants.
—Jaden Thompson For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Shopping for a loafer that isn’t bulky doesn’t mean skipping height altogether.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
An off-white trench and leather loafers keep the palette polished.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Jackson was known for wearing a distinctive combination of black loafers and white socks, typically with cropped pants.
—Jaden Thompson For Wwd, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Shopping for a loafer that isn’t bulky doesn’t mean skipping height altogether.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for loafer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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Using alliums as companion plants for celery can deter various pests, including aphids, slugs, and snails.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
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The difference is that those other three teams are getting more slug from their sluggers.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kyiv has become an arms powerhouse by building up its drone capabilities and bolstering defense partnerships that give it additional geopolitical leverage, an analyst argued in Persuasion.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 May 2026
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This year's exercise involves more than 5,000 personnel from over 40 nations, with a growing focus on advanced technologies, including drones, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence.—
Duarte Dias,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Squinting through the flatulent fog, Absalom manages to return fire, planting a red-hot iron on Nicholas’s bum.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Actress Jodie Foster was just photographed toting the perfect hands-free carryall—sort of like a hybrid, crossbody-bag-meets-bum-bag.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Toads help control snails, slugs, caterpillars, and other invertebrates—pests that have the potential to harm your garden plants, says Amarello.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 May 2026
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Similarly, slugs and snails are less likely to travel across jagged surfaces, which can make pine cones a helpful barrier around vulnerable plants like lettuce or hostas.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Noun
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His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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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
Noun
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But that limited ambition doesn’t mean the device itself is a slouch.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Charlamagne is no slouch himself.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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And typically, Wegmann added, those units are occupied by productive, working adults, not layabouts or career criminals leeching off the system, as the old narrative goes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Noah Baumbach’s 2007 movie Margot at the Wedding, Jack Black’s character, a would-be painter, former musician, and general layabout named Malcolm, is accused by his fiancée of being competitive with everyone.—
Ryu Spaeth,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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