C2verbcrimeurban
US/ˈlɔɪ.tər/
UK/ˈlɔɪ.tə/
to stand or wait in a public place without a clear reason
In context
Teenagers often loiter outside the shop after school.
A sign on the wall said that no one may loiter here.
He loitered near the station for an hour waiting for her.
Words that go with loiter
verb + preposition
- loiter aroundDo not loiter around the entrance.
- loiter outsideSome men were loitering outside the bank.
- loiter nearA stranger was seen loitering near our house.
- loiter in the streetPolice told the boys not to loiter in the street.
- loiter on the cornerThe group loiters on the corner every evening.