Outlaw vs Loafer - What's the difference?
Outlaw is a related term of loafer. As nouns the difference between outlaw and loafer is that outlaw is a fugitive from the law while loafer is an idle person. As a verb outlaw is to declare illegal.
outlaw
English
Noun
(en noun )
A fugitive from the law.
A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.
A person who operates outside established norms.
- The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
A wild horse.
(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
Synonyms
* (person that operates outside established norms) anti-hero
Verb
(outlaw)
To declare illegal
To place a ban upon
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
- to outlaw a debt or claim
To deprive of legal force.
- Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.
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loafer
English
Noun
(en noun )
An idle person.
A shoe with no laces, resembling a moccasin.
Synonyms
* (idle person ): bum, bumpkin, footler, idler, lout, yob, yobbo
* (footwear ): penny loafer
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