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Definition of Idler
1. Noun. Person who does no work. "A lazy bum"
Generic synonyms: Nonworker
Specialized synonyms: Clock Watcher, Couch Potato, Dallier, Dilly-dallier, Dillydallier, Lounger, Mope, Dawdler, Drone, Laggard, Lagger, Poke, Trailer, Daydreamer, Woolgatherer, Goldbrick, Good-for-naught, Good-for-nothing, Goof-off, Ne'er-do-well, No-account, Lazybones, Lie-abed, Slugabed, Loon, Shirker, Slacker, Slug, Sluggard, Spiv, Sunbather, Trifler, Whittler
Derivative terms: Bum, Do-nothing, Idle, Loaf
Definition of Idler
1. n. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard.
Definition of Idler
1. Noun. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction. ¹
2. Noun. One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard. ¹
3. Noun. (nautical dated) Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watchOED 2nd edition 1989 ¹
4. Noun. A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc. 2nd edition 1989 ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Idler
1. one that idles [n -S] - See also: idles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idler
Literary usage of Idler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell (1907)
"The idler is evidently the work of the same mind which produced the Rambler.
but has ... He upon this instantly sat down and finished an idler, which it was ..."
2. Ancient laws of Ireland by Ireland, Ireland Commissioners for Pub. the Ancient Laws and Institutes of Ireland, William Neilson Hancock (1873)
"the case of a profitable worker and an idler ; four-sevenths THE BOOK of compensation
for either after death, whether for a profit- able worker or an idler ..."
3. Belt Conveyors and Belt Elevators by Frederic Valerius Hetzel (1922)
"The power required for this squeeze may not be much as measured in pounds at each
idler, but it causes the friction of the material on itself, ..."
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