The difference between Loafer and Lout
When used as nouns, loafer means an idle person, whereas lout means a troublemaker, often violent.
Lout is also verb with the meaning: to treat as a lout or fool.
check bellow for the other definitions of Loafer and Lout
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Loafer as a noun:
An idle person.
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Loafer as a noun:
A shoe with no laces, resembling a moccasin.
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Loafer as a noun (Southwestern US, _, dialects):
A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.
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Lout as a noun:
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
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Lout as a noun:
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
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Lout as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
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Lout as a verb (intransitive, archaic):
To bend, bow, stoop.