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idler

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++id·ler /ˈaɪdlə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  LAZYsomeone who is lazy and does not work 懒汉,游手好闲者
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idlerI stood still: an idler at an enormous accident.Thanks to his curriculum, Brown is a paradise for airheads and idlers.Nor were they inconsequential gossip and rumor being whispered by small-town idlers on local street corners.
id·ler nounChineseSyllable
who and work does is Corpus someone not lazy


idler
idler /ˈaɪdlə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
someone who is lazy and does not work


idlerBrE /ˈaɪdlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaɪdlər/ 🔊 nouna person who is lazy and does not work 懒汉;无所事事的人 SYN loafer