Idler refers to someone or something idle:
An idle game
A slacker, a person who habitually avoids work
Idler-wheel, a system used to transmit the rotation of the main shaft of a motor to another rotating device Idler circuit, a circuit in a parametric amplifier to generate an idle response
Idler or The Idler may also refer to:
Books and publications
The Idler (1758–1760), series of essays by Samuel Johnson and his contemporaries
The Idler (1892–1911), literary and humorous magazine started by Jerome K. Jerome The Idler (1993), bi-monthly British magazine exploring alternative ways of working and living The Idler (Canadian magazine), Canadian literary magazine published from 1985 to 1993 The Idlers, 1906 novel by Morley Roberts
Music
Idlers (Canadian band), a Canadian reggae band
The Idlers, a United States Coast Guard Academy ensemble
Other uses
Idler (yacht) American Yacht built in 1865 in Fairhaven, Connecticut
An Idler, nom-de-plume of George Stillman Hillard (1808–1879) Salomon Idler (1610–1669), German shoemaker and aviation pioneer
See also
Idle (disambiguation)