What is the meaning of idler?

noun

adjective

  • Not in action or at work.
    • usage: "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"
  • Without a basis in reason or fact.
    • usage: "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
  • Not in active use.
    • usage: "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
  • Silly or trivial.
    • usage: "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
  • Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility.
    • usage: "idle talk"; "a loose tongue"
  • Not yielding a return.
    • usage: "dead capital"; "idle funds"
  • Not having a job.
    • usage: "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
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