as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Leo was seen wearing simple black shoes, not the red loafers of the papacy preferred by some traditionalist popes.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Pair with effortless basics like a T-shirt, blazer, and loafer or boot.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 May 2025
Leo was seen wearing simple black shoes — eschewing, as Francis did, the red loafers of the papacy preferred by some traditionalist popes.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The ensemble was teamed with black shiny platform loafers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Pair with effortless basics like a T-shirt, blazer, and loafer or boot.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 May 2025
Leo was seen wearing simple black shoes — eschewing, as Francis did, the red loafers of the papacy preferred by some traditionalist popes.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The ensemble was teamed with black shiny platform loafers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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When Dina refuses an anesthetic slug of alcohol during the proceedings, Jesse gets the wind up.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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Rather than look to slug, Mookie Betts lifted a fly ball deep enough to advance Edman to third.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The staff has been mapping every last crevice of salable land, a job that Barna, the operations V.P., told me may one day be done with drones.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In his evening address, Zelenskyy said that 117 drones had been used in the operation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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These capuchins have figured out how to use stones to crack open mollusks, snails and other edible treats that have hard shells.—
Elizabeth Landau,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Some of the snails the DOC cares for are around 25 to 30 years old, the release said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 May 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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Her fellow rookie draft pick, Sonia Citron, is no slouch either, with the duo comprising half of the 2025 rookie class scoring in double figures this season.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Bowen-Fontenot is no slouch in the longer hurdle event.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 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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Moore’s then-husband Bruce Willis plays against-type as the abusive layabout husband of hairdresser Joyce (Glenne Headly).—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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