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  • 11loafer — loaferish, adj. /loh feuhr/, n. a person who loafs; lazy person; idler. [1820 30, Amer.; perh. short for *landloafer vagabond; cf. G (obs.) Landläufer, D landloper; see LANDLOPER] * * * …

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  • 12loafer — loaf•er [[t]ˈloʊ fər[/t]] n. a person who loafs; idler • Etymology: 1820–30; perh. short for landloafer vagabond; cf. G (obs.) Landlӓufer, D landloper landloper …

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  • 13interloper — in·ter·lop·er (ĭn’tər lō′pər) n. 1) One that interferes with the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons; a meddler. 2) One that intrudes in a place, situation, or activity: » When these interlopers choke out native species, ecologists see a …

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  • 14landleaper — Landlouper Land loup er, n. [D. landlooper, lit., landrunner; land land + loopen to run. See {Land}, and {Leap}.] A vagabond; a vagrant. [Written also {landleaper} and {landloper}.] Bands of landloupers. Moltey. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Landlouper — Land loup er, n. [D. landlooper, lit., landrunner; land land + loopen to run. See {Land}, and {Leap}.] A vagabond; a vagrant. [Written also {landleaper} and {landloper}.] Bands of landloupers. Moltey. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Holman Day — Holman Francis Day (1865 1935) was an American author, born at Vassalboro, Me., and a graduate of Colby College (class of 1887). In 1889 90 he was managing editor of the publications of the Union Publishing Company, Bangor, Me. He was also editor …

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  • 19Hieronymus Bosch — Angebliches Porträt Boschs (um 1516), Jacques Le Boucq zugeschrieben Hieronymus Bosch [ɦijeːˈɾoːnimʏs ˈbɔs] (eigentlich Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken [jəˈrun ɑnˈtoːnɪsoːn vɑn ˈaːkə(n)]; * um 1450 in ’s Hertogenbosch; † August 1516 …

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