idler
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idler
- /ˈaɪ̯dləː/ UK
- /ˈaɪ̯dlɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From idle + -er.
noun idlers
- One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
- One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
- Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.
- A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power through its own axle, but forms part of a gear train, supports a moving belt, etc. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. […] Four run stones, Munson underrunners, 3 ft diameter. […] All with idlers and in the best condition.
Similar: bum, couch potato, dawdler, deadbeat, dogfucker, do-naught, do-nothing, dosser, idler, idleton, faineant, flaneur, footler, get-nothing, good-for-nothing, goldbricker, goof-off, lallygag, lollygagger, laggard, layabout, lazy ass, lazybones, lazy louse, lidderon, lie-abed, loafer, loiter-sack, lounge lizard, lounger · Opposite: achiever, doer, dynamo, go-getter, overachiever
adjective
- comparative form of idle: more idle
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: bum, couch potato, dawdler, deadbeat, dogfucker, do-naught, do-nothing, dosser, idler, idleton, faineant, flaneur, footler, get-nothing, good-for-nothing, goldbricker, goof-off, lallygag, lollygagger, laggard, layabout, lazy ass, lazybones, lazy louse, lidderon, lie-abed, loafer, loiter-sack, lounge lizard, lounger · Opposite: achiever, doer, dynamo, go-getter, overachiever
Translations
Every language
noun one who spends his or her time in inaction
| Español | ocioso |
|---|---|
| Français | fainéant, fainéante |
| Deutsch | untätiger Mitarbeiter, untätige Mitarbeiterin |
| Русский | тунея́дец tunejádec |
noun one who is lazy; a sluggard
| Español | holgazán, flojo, remolón, comodón, zángano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 懶惰者 /懒惰者 lǎnduò zhě |
| हिन्दी | कामचोर kāmcor |
| Français | fainéant, fainéante |
| Deutsch | Faulpelz, Faulenzer, Faulenzerin, Drohne |
| Italiano | fannullone, scansafatiche, sfaticato, poltrone, pigrone, sfaccendato |
| Русский | безде́льник bezdélʹnik, лентя́й lentjáj |
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title = {idler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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