as in slug
a lazy person
an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Recent Examples of loafer
Glass, lucite and otherwise transparent footwear is taking hold at Rabanne, Victoria Beckham, Giambattista Valli and Gucci, the latter of which debuted a curved lucite wedge heel alongside its range of sneakers and loafers.
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Lauren Caruso, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This New Year, style yours with Mango’s classic camel coat, Maria McManus’s cozy, but chic cashmere hoodie, and a pair of soft-toe suede loafers from Reformation.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Blanco, meanwhile, wore an all-white boucle-like textured suit and a lace mock turtleneck paired with brown loafers.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Lug Sole Penny Loafers This chunky lug sole loafer is available in classic black, but probably not for long.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Caruso, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
This New Year, style yours with Mango’s classic camel coat, Maria McManus’s cozy, but chic cashmere hoodie, and a pair of soft-toe suede loafers from Reformation.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Blanco, meanwhile, wore an all-white boucle-like textured suit and a lace mock turtleneck paired with brown loafers.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Lug Sole Penny Loafers This chunky lug sole loafer is available in classic black, but probably not for long.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loafer
Noun
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The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
21 Nov. 2024
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Caissie could provide some left-handed slug, but the Cubs already have five outfielders fighting for playing time.—
Sahadev Sharma,
The Athletic,
6 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Thrun also created the now-defunct aviation company Kittyhawk, and currently manages Schmidt’s secretive military drone startup, Project Eagle, which Forbes first revealed last year.—
Sarah Emerson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Russian officials acknowledged the assault, confirming that the area had been targeted by Ukrainian drones.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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But the wall’s rough texture is expected to encourage animals like coral, crustaceans and snails to attach to it.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, predators like sea stars and snails have evolved olfactory receptors specifically tuned to detect these compounds, turning the barnacles’ defensive mechanism into a homing beacon.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 Jan. 2023
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At the other end of the court, Boise State is no slouch defensively, limiting foes to just 65.9 points, but will have its hands full trying to limit the Aggies.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2025
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And while the Eagles have the edge on the ground with Barkley, the Packers' running back Josh Jacobs is no slouch.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
10 Jan. 2025
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Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
19 July 2019
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Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2017
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Republicans consistently slander disability recipients as malingerers and layabouts.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Nov. 2024
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But his Johnny is a sullen layabout, lacking in the punk rock energy that the role requires.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
18 Oct. 2024
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“Loafer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loafer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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