idlers

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plural of idler
idler
One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction
idler
Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watchOED 2nd edition 1989
idler
One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard
idler
A mechanical device such as a pully or wheel that does not transmit power, but supports a moving belt etc.http: //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idler%20wheelhttp: //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idler+pulleyOED 2nd edition 1989
idler
{i} lazy person, unproductive person, one who wastes time; idle wheel, idle gear (Machinery)
idler
An idle wheel or pulley
idler
One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard
idler
See under Idle
idler
[1] A gearwheel between a driving and a driven gear in a gear train which may serve to reverse the original direction of rotation of the driven wheel
idler
A pulley designed to guide/support one or more cables from sagging and rubbing but not to make direction changes in the cable
idler
person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
idler
A pulley used on some belt drives to provide proper belt tension and to eliminate belt vibration
idler
A pulley designed to support one or more cables but not to make direction changes
idler
disapproval If you describe someone as an idler, you are criticizing them because you think they are lazy and should be working. The Duke resents being seen as a moneyed idler. = loafer. someone who is lazy and does not work
idler
person who does no work; "a lazy bum
idler
An idler is a pulley or roller that does not produce any mechanical advantage, nor transmit power to a shaft Idlers are used to lead a chain around a bend (as in short wheel base recumbents), or to take up slack in a drive chain (as in a tandem chain tensioner, or the pulleys in a derailer
idler
One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no regular watch
idlers
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