Idler

Synonyms for "idler" (161 found)

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Noun(15 words)

layabout loafer bum dawdler do-nothing slackerbelt pulleybumscarpet knightcicalacouch potatodeadbeat deadbeats deadhead do-naught

arabbeach bumbeachcomber beggar bo bum bummer bunglerclock watcherdallier dawdle dawdler diddler dillydallier disregarderdo nothingdo-nothing dodger

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Noun(23 words)

dogfucker dosser faineant flaneur footler get-nothing goldbricker goldbricks goof-offguide pulleyidleton laggard lallygag languisher lazieslazy asslazy louselazybones lidderon lie-abed

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loafers loiter-sack loiterers

dogie dolittle doodler drone faineant gamin gaminegentleman of leisuregoldbrick goldbrickergoof offgoof-off guttersnipe hobohomeless waifignorer laggard landloper lazybones lazzarone

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lingerer loafer loiterer loller

Adjective(1 words)

inactive person

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Noun(25 words)

lollygaggerlounge lizardlounger morepork poop potato ragabash scrimshank shirker shirkers slackers slouchesslow bellyslug-a-bedslugabed slugabug sluggabed sluggard sluggardssofa spud

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tarriertension pulleytime wastetruant wastrels

losellotus eaterlotus-eaterlounge lizardlounger lubber malingerer mope moper mudlark neglecter negligent parasite piker potterer procrastinator putterer ragamuffin ragman ragpicker

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rounder shirkerski bumslacker slouch sloucher sloven slug slugabed sluggard slutstick-in-the-mudstiff straystreet arabstreet urchinsundownersurf bumswagman swagsman tatterdemaliontennis bumtime killertime wastertramp trifler turnpiker urchin vag vagabond vagrant waifwaifs and strayswaiter on providencewastrel

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More general

4 entries

machine componentmechanical partnonworker person

More specific

5 entries

belt idlerdawdlerguide pulleyloafer slacker

Collocations

6 entries

bearing idlerbelt idlerdrive idleridler pulleyidler wheeltension idler

Inflections

1 entries

idlers

Derivations

2 entries

idle idleness

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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I'm an idler.

Source: tatoeba (7924236)

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. […] Four run stones, Munson underrunners, 3 ft diameter. […] All with idlers and in the best condition.

Source: wiktionary

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