Associations to the word «Loiter»

Wiktionary

LOITER, verb. To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around.

Dictionary definition

LOITER, verb. Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats