luffare

Swedish

Etymology

luffa +‎ -are

Noun

luffare c

1. a vagabond, a tramp, bum

   Synonym: vagabond

2. (in compounds) traveller with several journeys on the same type of transportation.

   tågluffare ― person who travels long distances by hopping off and on trains

   båtluffare ― person who travels from island to island with different boats in an archipelago

Declension

Declension of luffare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	luffare	luffaren	luffare	luffarena
Genitive	luffares	luffarens	luffares	luffarenas

Derived terms

• (1.): luffarschack
• (2.): tågluffare, båtluffare

Related terms

• luffa
• luff
• på luffen