idler
/'aidlə/
Definition
Noun: 1. A person who avoids work or is habitually lazy; a lazy person: An idler is someone who spends time doing nothing productive or avoids working. 2. A mechanical part that transmits motion or guides something without being a primary driver: In engineering, an idler is a gear, wheel, or pulley that guides a chain, belt, or other parts of a mechanism without being the main source of power.
Examples
Person:
- He was known as the office idler, always finding excuses to avoid his tasks.
- The landlord complained that his tenant was an idler who never looked for a job.
Mechanical Part:
- The mechanic replaced the worn idler in the engine's timing belt system.
- This pulley is just an idler; it changes the direction of the belt but doesn't provide any power.
Advanced Usage
- "The idle rich": A phrase describing wealthy people who do not need to work. While not using "idler" directly, it relates to the concept of idleness.
- The novel satirizes the frivolous lives of the idle rich.
Variants and Related Words
Idle (adjective): Not active or in use; avoiding work.
- The machines stood idle during the strike.
- He was idle all afternoon.
Idleness (noun): The state of being idle.
- A life of idleness bored him.
Idle wheel / Idle pulley (noun): Specific terms for types of idlers in machinery.
- The conveyor belt's tension is maintained by an idle pulley.
Synonyms
- Loafer: A person who idles time away.
- Slacker: A person who avoids work or duty.
- Layabout (chiefly British): A person who does little or no work.
- Bum (informal): A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who avoids work.
Antonyms
- Worker: A person who does work.
- Hard worker: A diligent person.
- Go-getter (informal): An ambitiously enterprising person.
Noun
-
person who does no work
-
a lazy bum
-
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ gần giống
Từ chứa "idler"
Từ có nhắc đến "idler"
