Idler
noun
A person who avoids work and spends their time doing nothing.
He has been an idler for most of his life, living off his parents' wealth.
Often appears as...
- lazy idler
- habitual idler
noun
A mechanical device, such as a gear or pulley, used to transmit the rotation of the main shaft to other parts of a machine.
The failure was due to a broken idler in the engine.
Often appears as...
- idler gear
- idler pulley
noun
A person who avoids work and spends their time doing nothing.
He has been an idler for most of his life, living off his parents' wealth.
Often appears as...
- lazy idler
- habitual idler
noun
A mechanical device, such as a gear or pulley, used to transmit the rotation of the main shaft to other parts of a machine.
The failure was due to a broken idler in the engine.
Often appears as...
- idler gear
- idler pulley
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
'Idler' has a negative tone, suggesting laziness or lack of purpose.
She frowned upon her brother, calling him an idler for not helping at home.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Use 'idler' informally when speaking about someone who is not productive.
In casual conversations, one might say, 'Stop being such an idler and help out!'
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Insult
Be cautious with 'idler'; it can be offensive if used to directly label someone.
To avoid conflict, she didn’t outright call her friend an idler.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
'Idler' has a negative tone, suggesting laziness or lack of purpose.
She frowned upon her brother, calling him an idler for not helping at home.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Use 'idler' informally when speaking about someone who is not productive.
In casual conversations, one might say, 'Stop being such an idler and help out!'
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Insult
Be cautious with 'idler'; it can be offensive if used to directly label someone.
To avoid conflict, she didn’t outright call her friend an idler.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
'Idler' has a negative tone, suggesting laziness or lack of purpose.
She frowned upon her brother, calling him an idler for not helping at home.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Use 'idler' informally when speaking about someone who is not productive.
In casual conversations, one might say, 'Stop being such an idler and help out!'
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Insult
Be cautious with 'idler'; it can be offensive if used to directly label someone.
To avoid conflict, she didn’t outright call her friend an idler.
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was going to die right then and right there and I then had the next fuel and I had was this strange acceptance that life was about to end and then this fight-or-flight instinct came on and I had no chance to flee so I fought and I pulled out my absolute best jujitsu moves that idler
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How math saved my life PIPE...
was going to die right then and right there and I then had the next fuel and I had was this strange acceptance that life was about to end and then this fight-or-flight instinct came on and I had no chance to flee so I fought and I pulled out my absolute best jujitsu moves that idler
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Quote examples
Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect.
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Remy de Gourmont
French Novelist
Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war.
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William Congreve
English Poet
Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
I suddenly realised, hey, I'm not a lazy idiot, I'm an idler! It's something to aspire to, it's part of the creative process! That's fantastic!
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Arthur Conan Doyle
British Writer
London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
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Persius
Italian Poet
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
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Andrew Young
American Clergyman
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
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Karl Marx
German Philosopher
Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
All poets are idlers, even if all idlers are not poets.
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Edward Young
English Poet
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect.
Quote examples
Remy de Gourmont
French Novelist
Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war.
Quote examples
William Congreve
English Poet
Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.
Quote examples
Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
I suddenly realised, hey, I'm not a lazy idiot, I'm an idler! It's something to aspire to, it's part of the creative process! That's fantastic!
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Arthur Conan Doyle
British Writer
London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
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Persius
Italian Poet
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
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Andrew Young
American Clergyman
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
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Karl Marx
German Philosopher
Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
Quote examples
Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
All poets are idlers, even if all idlers are not poets.
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Edward Young
English Poet
Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.
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