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☆ loafer (lōf′ər)

noun

  1. Etymology: prob. contr. < land-loafer < Ger landläufer, a vagabond (akin to Du landlooper, obs. E landloper) < land, land + laufen, to run: see leap

    a person who loafs; lounger; idler

  2. Etymology: < Loafer, a former trademark

    a moccasinlike sport shoe for informal wear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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