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idler [ˈaɪdlə] n
1. a person who idles 2. (Engineering / General Engineering) another name for idle pulley, idle wheel 3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a ship's crew member, such as a carpenter, sailmaker, etc., whose duties do not include standing regular watches ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
idler noun loafer, lounger, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), drone, dodger, slouch (informal), shirker, slacker, couch potato (slang), sloth, dawdler, laggard, time-waster, layabout, deadbeat (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), skiver (Brit. slang), malingerer, sluggard, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), clock-watcher, slugabed, lazybones He resents being seen as a moneyed idler. Translations idler [ˈaɪdləʳ] N → ocioso/a m/f, holgazán/ana m/f, vago/a m/f idler n (Brit: = person not working) → Müßiggänger(in) m(f); (= lazy person) → Faulenzer(in) m(f), → Faulpelz m idler [ˈaɪdləʳ] n → fannullone/a, sfaccendato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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