as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
The sleek design blends the ease of a ballet flat with the structure of a loafer, while the breathable knit upper keeps your feet cool and makes for easy packing during vacations and weekend getaways.
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Toni Sutton, People.com, 21 May 2025
Grunts and curses, the shuffle of loafers on waxed marble.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Stay close to the leaders and lifters and move away from the loafers and leeches.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The run of shoes also included loafers in a variety of styles, from embroidered to velvet and suede, as well as slingback heels, stiletto pumps with a pointed toe, and espadrille sneakers.
—Fn Staff, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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Toni Sutton, People.com, 21 May 2025
Grunts and curses, the shuffle of loafers on waxed marble.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Stay close to the leaders and lifters and move away from the loafers and leeches.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The run of shoes also included loafers in a variety of styles, from embroidered to velvet and suede, as well as slingback heels, stiletto pumps with a pointed toe, and espadrille sneakers.
—Fn Staff, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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Firefly larvae feed on smaller larvae, slugs, and snails.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 June 2025
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Putting loose fur at the base of your plants can protect against smaller critters, like slugs.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Following Israel’s attack, which killed at least three of Iran’s senior military leaders, Iran launched more than 100 drones toward Israel.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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An Israeli security source said Mossad established a base in Iran for drones.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 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
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The president’s willingness to take bold action has set in motion ambitious trade negotiations, which normally proceed at a snail’s pace.—
Emily Kilcrease,
Foreign Affairs,
9 June 2025
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The flatworms first infect the snail, then a fish, and finally a warm-blooded vertebrate, like a bird or a human, that consumes the infected fish.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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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
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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
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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 19 Jun. 2025.
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