idler Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun person who does no work
   layabout; loafer; bum; do-nothing.
   
   • a lazy bum
2. adjective not in action or at work
   idle.
   
   • an idle laborer
   • idle drifters
   • the idle rich
   • an idle mind
3. adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
   baseless; unwarranted; groundless; idle; wild; unfounded.
   
   • baseless gossip
   • the allegations proved groundless
   • idle fears
   • unfounded suspicions
   • unwarranted jealousy
4. adjective satellite not in active use
   unused; idle.
   
   • the machinery sat idle during the strike
   • idle hands
5. adjective satellite silly or trivial
   light; idle.
   
   • idle pleasure
   • light banter
   • light idle chatter
6. adjective satellite lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
   idle; loose.
   
   • idle talk
   • a loose tongue
7. adjective satellite not yielding a return
   idle; dead.
   
   • dead capital
   • idle funds
8. adjective satellite not having a job
   idle; jobless; out of work.
   
   • idle carpenters
   • jobless transients
   • many people in the area were out of work

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