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English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] idle -er
idler (plural idlers
One who idles ; one who spends his or her time in inaction .
One who idles ; a lazy person; a sluggard .
( nautical , dated ) crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.[1] 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.[2] [3] 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 [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] 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
Adjective [ edit ] idler
comparative form of idle idle References [ edit ] “idler ”, in The Century Dictionary [ … ] The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC “idler ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC Anagrams [ edit ]