loafer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++loaf·er /ˈləʊfə $ ˈloʊfər/ noun [countable] 1. DCC Loafer trademark a flat leather shoe that does not need to be fastened onto your foot 乐福鞋，平跟船鞋，懒汉鞋 →5 see picture at 见图 shoe12. LAZYsomeone who is lazy and does nothing when they should be working 游手好闲者
Examples from the Corpus
loafer• Now Peggy Cass is always dressed in little Peter Pan collars, little sweaters and loafers.• Today, after a large increase in his income, he has extended his consumption to include color television and eccentric loafers.• It was hotly argued that the cameras zoomed in more often on his Gucci loafers and Hermes ties than on the buildings.• He wears gym shoes, or regular loafers, or of course those wooden clogs of his.• A street loafer became a commissar.• Summer loafers in bright colours can be matched with trousers for a co-ordinated, streamlined look.• He was wearing a very attractive pair of black tassel loafers.Origin loafer (1800-1900) Probably from German landläufer “homeless person who moves from place to place”, from land “land” + läufer “runner”loaf·er nounChineseSyllable
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loafer
loaf‧er /ˈləʊfə $ ˈloʊfər/
noun [countable]
2. someone who is lazy and does nothing when they should be working
loaf‧er /ˈləʊfə $ ˈloʊfər/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from German landläufer 'homeless person who moves from place to place', from land 'land' + läufer 'runner'
1. Loafer trademark a flat leather shoe that does not need to be fastened onto your footOrigin: Probably from German landläufer 'homeless person who moves from place to place', from land 'land' + läufer 'runner'
2. someone who is lazy and does nothing when they should be working
