as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
The veteran actor has been tapped as the face of the designer’s new loafer bag campaign that launched today.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Grayson appeared in court wearing a navy blue suit, a striped tie, loafers and glasses.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
The fashion girls are rolling the holy roster of Miu Miu glasses, a gray cardigan and chunky loafers.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
These slip-on loafers are easy to wear, easy to pack and just right for fall.
—Nora Colomer
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Grayson appeared in court wearing a navy blue suit, a striped tie, loafers and glasses.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
The fashion girls are rolling the holy roster of Miu Miu glasses, a gray cardigan and chunky loafers.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
These slip-on loafers are easy to wear, easy to pack and just right for fall.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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Any organic mulch will work, but leaves may attract slugs.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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While this energy level is lower than many rifle categories, the slug’s massive frontal area and weight create uniquely destructive terminal effects.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Researchers have developed a new algorithm that can help multiple drones work together to control and transport heavy payloads.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The drone can manage flight controls and throttle adjustments without human commands, the company said.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And the oversized top has a split hem that falls below the bum.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This will reduce the number of snails and other pests that overwinter nearby and feed on your plants in spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sturdy cloches can keep slugs, snails, and many other pests from feeding on veggies, herbs, and flowers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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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Gausman, of course, is far from a slouch.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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One of our most popular, fashion-forward styles has been a high-rise, button-fly wide leg that has a slouch.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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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The revolution is in tatters, and DiCaprio’s Bob, once a celebrity rebel, is now a benignly useless substance-using layabout who tries, in his shambling way, to take care of his and Perfidia’s daughter, Willa (played with a no-nonsense radiance by Chase Infiniti).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2025
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Dreux has entrusted Alyssa with delivering Uche’s money before the first of the month—but instead, Alyssa has asked her layabout, freeloading boyfriend Keshawn (Joshua David Neal) to put the money in Uche’s hands.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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