loafer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun person who does no work
    layabout; bum; idler; do-nothing.
    • a lazy bum
  2. noun a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel

WordNet

Loaf"er noun
Etymology
G. läufer a runner, Prov. G. laufer, lofer, fr. laufen to run. See Leap.
Definitions
  1. One who loafs; a lazy lounger. Lowell.

Webster 1913