Don’t loiter around the street. In the above sentence, the word "Around" is a/an:

Don’t loiter around the street. In the above sentence, the word "Around" is a/an:

Explanation

Several words are sometimes used as adverbs or sometimes used as prepositions.



A word is a preposition when it governs a noun or a pronoun, It is an adverb when it does not.

Don’t run around.  Around” is an adverb here

Don’t loiter around the street. “Around” is a preposition here