LOAFER


Meaning of LOAFER in English

I. ˈlōfə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps short for landloafer, modification of German landläufer vagabond, tramp, from land + läufer runner, walker

: one that loafs : idler

neighborhood loafers tipped their chairs within reach of the cracker barrel — S.T.Williamson

II. noun

or loafer wolf

( -s )

Etymology: by folk etymology from Spanish lobo wolf, from Latin lupus — more at wolf

: timber wolf

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