idler
pronunciation
How to pronounce idler in British English:
UK [ˈaɪdlə(r)]
How to pronounce idler in American English:
US ['aɪdlər]
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- Noun:
- person who does no work
Word Origin
- idler (n.)
- 1530s, agent noun from idle.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Idler energy not seen a long talk , but workers were real bones .
- 2. That said , you could have been the procrastinator -- somehow never getting started -- or the dreamy idler living in an invented parallel universe .
- 3. A young idler , an old beggar .
- 4. " A young idler , an old beggar "
- 5. He gave the struggle his attention , as an idler might observe the feat of a juggler , without interest in the outcome .