Hypertext Webster Gateway: "loafer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loafer \Loaf"er\, n. [G. l["a]ufer a runner, Prov. G. laufer,
lofer, fr. laufen to run. See {Leap}.]
One who loafs; a lazy lounger. --Lowell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
loafer
n 1: person who does no work [syn: {idler}, {do-nothing}, {layabout},
{bum}]
2: (trademark) a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a
moccasin but it has a broad flat heel [syn: {Loafer}]
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