idler
noun
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
idlers
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pluralof idler.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During a BBC leadership debate, she was challenged about a comment in Britannia Unchained, describing British workers as "among the worst idlers in the world".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2022
This is something I have thought about more and more in recent years, and it is why I have always preferred doers to idlers, whiners and excuse-makers.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022
Contrary to predictions by slavery’s defenders, the liberated slaves did not become idlers, but divided their time between continued plantation work and cultivating individual plots the army assigned them.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Those idlers — the Trumps of the world — are Alger’s villains.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2017
“I never carry idlers on my ship! Between ports, a clerk isn’t worth the hardtack to keep him alive.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
