noun
A shoe that you can put on without tying laces.
She wore black loafers to work.
Common phrases & grammar
leather loafers · a pair of loafers
American English
How to pronounce loafer
nounB2
LOHfer
/ˈloʊ.fɚ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
A shoe that you can put on without tying laces.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
nouninformalless common
A person who avoids work or does not work hard.
People saw him as a lazy loafer.