Get to know Idler better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like loafer or layabout.
Idler meaning
- One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
- One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.
- Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.
Using Idler
- The main meaning on this page is: One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction. | One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard. | Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.
- Useful related words include: loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum.
- In the example corpus, idler often appears in combinations such as: and idler, the idler.
Context around Idler
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Idler
- In this selection, "idler" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rubberized, global, john, wheel, pulley and president stand out and add context to how "idler" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1970s the idler wheel drive and a rubberized idler wheel drive. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "idler" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with idler
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They should go,” heckled some idler. (6 words)
Instead, the night’s winner was contestant Bryan Idler. (9 words)
Most are belt or direct drive, but some use an idler wheel. (12 words)
Also, if this belt is replaced around 105,000 miles, it is a good idea to change the water pump, thermostat, belt tensioner and all the idler pulleys for this belt. (31 words)
ABC 7 Chicago's Assistant News Director Doug Whitmire has been promoted to vice president of News, announced today by John Idler, president and general manager, ABC 7 Chicago. (29 words)
If the signal and idler have the same polarization, it is called "Type-I phase-matching", and if their polarizations are perpendicular, it is called "Type-II phase-matching". (29 words)
Example sentences (14)
Idler-wheel drive system Earlier designs used a rubberized idler-wheel drive system.
Types II and III are essentially equivalent, except that the names of signal and idler are swapped when the signal has a longer wavelength than the idler.
The report also classifies several contributions to the global Idler Pulley market that helps in the growth of the market.
ABC 7 Chicago's Assistant News Director Doug Whitmire has been promoted to vice president of News, announced today by John Idler, president and general manager, ABC 7 Chicago.
As Father Idler says, “Anything the parish needs, they are willing to do, and they do everything with great joy.
Instead, the night’s winner was contestant Bryan Idler.
They should go,” heckled some idler.
Also, if this belt is replaced around 105,000 miles, it is a good idea to change the water pump, thermostat, belt tensioner and all the idler pulleys for this belt.
Belt drive system main Belt drives brought improved motor and platter isolation compared to idler-wheel designs.
If the signal and idler have the same polarization, it is called "Type-I phase-matching", and if their polarizations are perpendicular, it is called "Type-II phase-matching".
Most are belt or direct drive, but some use an idler wheel.
Temperature tuning is where the pump (laser) frequency polarization is orthogonal to the signal and idler frequency polarization.
These types are listed below, with the convention that the signal wavelength is shorter than the idler wavelength.
Until the 1970s, the idler-wheel drive was the most common on turntables, except for higher-end audiophile models.
Common combinations with idler
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: