loafer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *loafer / Loafer*:
NOUN	person	loafer, idler, do-nothing, layabout, bum	person who does no work
NOUN	artifact	Loafer	a low leather step-in shoe

loafer / Loafer > pronunciation
Sounds	low'fer
Rhymes	aquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer...

English > *loafer*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	person who does no work.
Synonyms	idler, do-nothing, layabout, bum
Narrower	clock watcher	A worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
	couch potato	An idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
	dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, lounger	someone who wastes time
	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke	someone who takes more time than necessary
	daydreamer, woolgatherer	someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
	goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught	An idle worthless person
	lazybones	A lazy person
	lie-abed, slugabed	A person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
	loon	A worthless lazy fellow
	slacker, shirker	A person who shirks / shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
	sluggard, slug	An idle slothful person
	spiv	A person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes
	sunbather	someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan
	trifler	One who behaves lightly or not seriously
	whittler	someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
Broader	nonworker	A person who does nothing
Spanish	gandul, haragán, holgazán, ocioso, vago
Catalan	dropo, gandul, mandrós
Verbs	loaf	be lazy or idle

English > *Loafer*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel.
Broader	shoe	footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
Usage of	trademark	A formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer / manufacturer or distributor / distributor of a product

HyperDic: loafer