idler

From idle +‎ -er.

idler (plural idlers)

1. One who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.
2. One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
3. (nautical, dated) Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.^[1]
4. 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.

• (lazy person): see Thesaurus:idler

idler

1. comparative form of idle: more idle

• “idler”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “idler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Riedl, riled