loaf·er I. \ˈlōfə(r)\noun (-s) Etymology: perhaps short for landloafer, modification of German landläufer vagabond, tramp, from land + läufer runner, walker : one that loafs : idler < neighborhood loafers tipped their chairs within reach of the cracker barrel — S.T.Williamson > II. noun orloafer wolf (-s) Etymology: by folk etymology from Spanish lobo wolf, from Latin lupus — more at wolf : timber wolf