loafer
/ˈləʊfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण लोफ़र
लोफ़र (बिना फीते का चमड़े का जूता)
Core word
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[C]
a flat leather shoe that you can put on without tying laces
लोफ़र (बिना फीते का चमड़े का जूता)
- He wore brown loafers with his jeans.
- She slipped on her loafers and ran to catch the bus.
- He bought a pair of black leather loafers for the interview.
+ 2 more examples
- Loafers are comfortable, but they are not suitable for a long trek.
- The loafers by the door were dusty after the walk from the station.
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[C] disapproving
a person who wastes time instead of working
आवारा, निठल्ला, कामचोर
- The village elders called him a lazy loafer.
- His mother scolded him for being a loafer who spent all day at the tea stall.
- Don't be a loafer; get up and help your father in the shop.
+ 2 more examples
- The boys at the corner were called loafers because they never looked for work.
- Nobody wants a loafer in the team during exam preparation.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
loafer (person)
A loafer is a lazy person who wastes time; it is a countable, informal word.
Loafer आलसी व्यक्ति है जो समय बर्बाद करता है; यह countable और अनौपचारिक शब्द है।
- He is a loafer who never looks for a job.
- The street corner was full of loafers.
loafer (shoe)
A loafer is also a slip-on shoe without laces; the plural loafers is common for a pair.
Loafer बिना फीते वाला जूता भी है; जोड़ी के लिए plural loafers आम है।
- He wore brown leather loafers to the interview.
- These loafers are comfortable.
a pair of loafers
Use a pair of for the shoes, with a plural verb after loafers but a singular verb after pair.
जूतों के लिए a pair of का प्रयोग होता है।
- She bought a pair of loafers for college.
loaf (verb) / loaf about
The verb loaf means to spend time doing nothing; loaf about or around is common.
Verb 'loaf' का अर्थ कुछ न करते हुए समय बिताना है; loaf about या around आम है।
- Don't loaf about; start studying.
loafer vs idler vs slacker
Loafer is informal and mildly scornful, idler is more neutral, and slacker suggests avoiding work or duty.
Loafer अनौपचारिक और हल्का तिरस्कारसूचक है, idler अधिक तटस्थ है, और slacker काम या कर्तव्य से बचने का संकेत देता है।
- Don't be a slacker; submit the assignment today.
+Collocations 4
adjective + loafer
lazygood-for-nothingidlestreetcommon
- His uncle called him a good-for-nothing loafer.
loafer + preposition
on the streetat the tea stallaround the marketin the park
- A group of loafers stood at the tea stall all afternoon.
verb + loafers
wearpolishbuyslip onchoose
- He polished his loafers before the wedding.
loafer + noun
shoesstylesolepair
- The shop has loafer shoes in many colours.
“More examples 6
- The teacher warned the boys not to become loafers in the last year of school.
शिक्षक ने लड़कों को चेताया कि स्कूल के अंतिम वर्ष में आलसी न बनें।
- Radhika's brother wears loafers to office instead of laced shoes.
राधिका का भाई दफ़्तर में फीतेदार जूतों की जगह loafers पहनता है।
- The old man scolded the loafers who gathered near the temple.
बुज़ुर्ग ने मंदिर के पास जमा हुए आवारा लड़कों को डाँटा।
- A loafer cannot succeed in competitive exams.
आलसी व्यक्ति प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं में सफल नहीं हो सकता।
- My loafers are too tight for a long walk.
मेरे loafers लंबी सैर के लिए बहुत तंग हैं।
- The loafer slept all afternoon under the banyan tree.
आलसी आदमी बरगद के नीचे सारी दोपहर सोता रहा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He loafs about the streets whole day.
✓ He loafs about the streets all day.
Use all day, not whole day, for the full period of a day.
पूरे दिन के लिए 'all day' कहा जाता है, 'whole day' नहीं।