loafer

nounCommon GRE wordMore L words

a person who avoids work and spends time in idle leisure

In a sentence

Loafer in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing loafer in a sentence.

His father called him a loafer for spending all summer doing nothing productive.

Synonyms

idlerslackerlayaboutsluggard

Antonyms

workerstriver

Keep going

liable to change frequently and unpredictably; emotionally unstable

extremely complicated and full of confusing twists and turns

tearful or given to weeping; mournful

lacking enthusiasm, effort, or determination; carelessly lazy

lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; not impressive

using very few words; terse to the point of seeming blunt

one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others

to criticize or scold harshly

Common questions

Loafer (noun) means a person who avoids work and spends time in idle leisure

Here is loafer used in an example sentence: "His father called him a loafer for spending all summer doing nothing productive."

Common synonyms for loafer include idler, slacker, layabout, sluggard.

Antonyms of loafer include worker, striver.

Loafer is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.