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