LOITER


Meaning of LOITER in English

/ ˈlɔɪtə(r); NAmE / verb

[ v ] to stand or wait somewhere especially with no obvious reason

SYN hang around :

Teenagers were loitering in the street outside.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : perhaps from Middle Dutch loteren wag about.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.