Definitions for idler
idler

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bumnoun

   person who does no work

   "a lazy bum"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idlernoun

   One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction.

2. idlernoun

   One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.

3. idlernoun

   Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch

4. idlernoun

   A mechanical device such as a pulley or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Idlernoun

   A lazy person; a sluggard.

   Etymology: from idle.

   Many of these poor fishermen and idlers, that are commonly presented to his majesty's ships, are so ignorant in sea-service as that they know not the name of a rope. Walter Raleigh.

   Thou sluggish idler, dilatory slave. Irene.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idler

   An idler is a person who is lazy, avoids work or effort, or spends time in an unproductive way. It can also refer to a mechanical device or part, often a wheel or pulley, that's designed to transmit rotation without altering the torque or speed, thus typically used to adjust the tension in or length of a drive belt or chain.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Idlernoun

   one who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard

2. Idlernoun

   one who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no regular watch

3. Idlernoun

   an idle wheel or pulley. See under Idle

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idler

   A general designation for all those on board a ship-of-war, who, from being liable to constant day duty, are not subjected to keep the night-watch, but must go on deck if all hands are called during the night. Surgeons, marine-officers, paymasters, and the civil department, are also thus denominated.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. IDLER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Idler is ranked #51941 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Idler surname appeared 400 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Idler.
   
   94.2% or 377 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for idler »

1. riled

How to pronounce idler?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of idler in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of idler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of idler in a Sentence

1. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends.

2. John Greenleaf Whittier:

   Through this broad street, restless ever, ebbs and flows a human tide, wave on wave a living river; wealth and fashion side by side; Toiler, idler, slave and master, in the same quick current glide.

3. George Bernard Shaw:

   A learned man is an idler who kills time with study. Beware of his false knowledge it is more dangerous than ignorance.

4. George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, 1903:

   A learned man is an idler who kills time with study. Beware of his false knowledge: it is more dangerous than ignorance.

5. Remy de Gourmont:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=idler
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Idler
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=idler
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idler
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=idler
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html