Word Information

Idler

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Definitions for Idler

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

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