idler

English

Etymology

From idle +‎ -er.

Noun

idler (plural idlers)

1. One who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.
2. One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
3. (nautical, dated) Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.
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.
   • 1890, The Northwestern Miller, volume 29, page 563:

     FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. […] Four run stones, Munson underrunners, 3 ft diameter. […] All with idlers and in the best condition.

Synonyms

• (lazy person): see Thesaurus:idler

Translations

one who spends his or her time in inaction

• Bulgarian: безделник (bg) m (bezdelnik), лентяй (bg) m (lentjaj)
• Dutch: luiaard (nl) m or f
• Finnish: tyhjäntoimittaja (fi), joutomies (fi)
• French: fainéant (fr) m, fainéante (fr) f
• Galician: preguiceiro (gl)
• German: untätiger Mitarbeiter m, untätige Mitarbeiterin f
• Hungarian: naplopó (hu), semmittevő (hu)
• Latin: cessātor m
• Macedonian: бе́зделник m (bézdelnik), ле́гач m (légač)
• Occitan: landrin m, landrinaire m, pigre (oc) m, fug-òbra m or f, idola (oc) m or f
• Russian: тунея́дец (ru) m (tunejádec)
• Scottish Gaelic: leisgeadair m
• Spanish: ocioso (es) m
• Volapük: (♂♀) nosdunan (vo), (♂) hinosdunan, (♀) jinosdunan

one who is lazy; a sluggard

• Bulgarian: ленивец (bg) m (lenivec), мързеливец (bg) m (mǎrzelivec)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 懶惰者／懒惰者 (zh) (lǎnduò zhě)

• Danish: drivert c
• Finnish: laiskuri (fi)
• French: fainéant (fr) m, fainéante (fr) f
• Galician: lampantín (gl) m, lacazán (gl) m, nugallán (gl) m
• German: Faulpelz (de) m, Faulenzer (de) m, Faulenzerin (de) f, (figuratively) Drohne (de) f
• Hindi: कामचोर m (kāmcor)
• Italian: fannullone (it) m, scansafatiche (it) m or f, sfaticato (it) m, poltrone (it) m, pigrone m, sfaccendato (it) m, ozioso (it) m
• Macedonian: бе́зделник m (bézdelnik), безде́лничар m (bezdélničar), вле́чко m (vléčko), мр́зливец m (mŕzlivec)
• Maori: inukorokoro
• Russian: безде́льник (ru) m (bezdélʹnik), лентя́й (ru) m (lentjáj)
• Spanish: holgazán (es) m, flojo (es) m, remolón (es), comodón, zángano (es) m
• Tagalog: bulakbol, istambay (tl), sampiyad
• Volapük: (♂♀) trögan (vo), (♂) hitrögan, (♀) jitrögan

rotary supporting device

• Bulgarian: направляваща ролка f (napravljavašta rolka)
• Finnish: tukipyörä (fi)

Adjective

idler

1. comparative form of idle: more idle

References

• “idler”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “idler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Riedl, riled