What does the word idler mean?
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Part of speech: noun
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One
who
idles.
Part of speech: adverb
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IDLY.
Usage examples for idler
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When
the
cutter
spindle
is
vertical
the
belt
runs
directly
to
it
from
the
overhead
counter
shaft,
but
when
it
is
horizontal
the
belt
passes
over
idler
pulleys,
held
above
the
lathe.
– Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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Labour
is
not
only
a
necessity
and
a
duty,
but
a
blessing:
only
the
idler
feels
it
to
be
a
curse.
– Self Help by Samuel Smiles
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Unluckily,
he
tired
of
everything,
never
considered
his
position
sufficiently
exalted
for
a
former
business
man
with
a
tilbury,
and,
by
gradual
degrees,
by
dint
of
deeming
every
sort
of
occupation
beneath
him,
he
had
grown
old
and
incapable,
a
genuine
idler
with
low
tastes,
a
good-
for-
nothing.
– Fromont and Risler, Complete by Alphonse Daudet Last Updated: March 3, 2009