/ 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.
/ 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. 2005