/ ˈləʊfə(r); NAmE ˈloʊf-/ noun
1.
a person who wastes their time rather than working
2.
Loafer ™ a flat leather shoe that you can put on your foot without fastening it
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: perhaps from German Landläufer tramp, from Land land + laufen (dialect lofen ) to run.