idler

noun

Definition of idlernext
as in sluggard
a lazy person the hot weather turned us into a bunch of idlers

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“Idler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idler. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.

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