idler
nounUK /ˈaɪ̯dləː/ · US /ˈaɪ̯dlɚ/
Etymology From idle + -er.
1
One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
2
One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
4
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.1890, The Northwestern Miller, volume 29, page 563:
- Synonyms
51 terms
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, morepork, ne'er-do-well, poop, ragabash, shirker, skiver, slacker, slob, slow belly, slug, slugabed, slug-a-bed, slugabug, sluggabed, sluggard, sofa spud, tarrier, truant, wasteman, waster, wastrel- Antonyms
- achiever, doer, dynamo, go-getter, overachiever
- Related terms
- bumpkin, troublemaker, vagabond, lazy, shirk, scrounger, videophilia
- Hyponyms
- goldbrick, malingerer