an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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The Romantic Hill House’s romantic shirt dress style pairs well with masculine loafers and an elegant raffia tote.—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 29 July 2025 In another photo, Magic and Cookie smile for the camera, with the basketball icon donning slacks and loafers and his wife wearing a sleeveless Prada dress.—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 July 2025 On the afternoon that LES introduced us, the boy from Italian Renaissance painting was wearing a cotton button-down shirt, jeans, and loafers without socks.—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 Rosenbaum, who stars alongside Krakow in the popular Hallmark series, wears a chocolate brown suit, paired with a crisp white dress shirt with loafers.—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for loafer
Word History
Etymology
perhaps short for landloafer, from German Landläufer tramp, from Land + Läufer runner
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