loaf·er 1 
(lōfər)
(lōfər)n.
One who is habitually idle: disliked loafers on the job.
[Short for obsolete land-loafer, vagabond, idler, possibly partial translation of obsolete German Landläufer, from Middle High German landlöufer : land, land + löufer, runner (from loufen, to run, from Old High German hlouffan).]