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noun · 2 syllables · /ˈaɪd.lər/

IDLER

What does "IDLER" mean?

A person who avoids work or spends time doing nothing.

Meanings

  1. A person who is habitually lazy or unoccupied. The cafe was full of idlers nursing cold coffees all afternoon.
  2. A wheel, pulley, or gear that guides or tensions a belt or chain without transmitting power itself. The engine seized when the idler pulley's bearing failed. technical

Word origin

From Old English 'idel' (empty, useless, worthless) plus the agent suffix '-er'; related to Dutch 'ijdel' and German 'eitel' (vain, idle).

Remember it

An IDLER lets the engine IDLE - both the lazy person and the spinning pulley turn without doing real work.

A little poem

The idler wheel turns all day, gripping no load -
spinning hard at the business of holding the road.

couplet

Wordplay

  • The idler pulley filed a complaint: it does all this turning and never gets to drive anything.

What it teaches

Motion is not the same as work; a wheel can spin all day and move nothing.

Quick facts

What does IDLER mean?

A person who avoids work or spends time doing nothing.

Is IDLER a valid word?

Yes — IDLER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is IDLER?

IDLER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does IDLER come from?

From Old English 'idel' (empty, useless, worthless) plus the agent suffix '-er'; related to Dutch 'ijdel' and German 'eitel' (vain, idle).

What can IDLER teach us?

Motion is not the same as work; a wheel can spin all day and move nothing.

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