idler

Multiple Entries:
  idler    idle  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
idler/ˈʌɪdlə(r)/
noun
  • 1 a person who idles.
  • 2 a pulley that transmits no power but guides or tensions a belt or rope.
  • 3 an idle wheel.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
idle/ˈʌɪdl/
adjective (idler, idlest)
  • 1 avoiding work; lazy.

    ■ not working or in use.

  • 2 having no purpose or basis: idle threats.
  • 3 (of money) held in cash or in accounts paying no interest.
verb
  • 1 spend time doing nothing.

    ■ move aimlessly.

    N. Amer. take out of use or employment.

  • 2 (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear.
– derivatives
idleness noun,
idly adverb.
– origin OE īdel ‘empty, useless’, of W. Gmc origin.
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