idlers
They just lounge
Idlers is the plural of idler—people who pass time doing nothing productive.
The word carries mild disapproval: The café was full of idlers nursing their coffees.
In machinery, an idler is a wheel or pulley that transmits motion or maintains tension without doing direct work: Replace the belt idler if it's worn.
Those who avoid effort
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
- shirkersThose who evade duties
- layaboutsIdle, unproductive people
- sluggardsHabitually inactive people
dawdlers · lollygaggers · do-nothings · sluggish · indolent · slothful · lackadaisical · languid
Grooved wheels for rope
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- tensionersDevices that maintain tautness
- rollersRotating cylindrical movers
sprockets · bearings · belts · shafts · spindles · flywheels · cogs · drive wheels
Idle people or reclining chairs
- relaxersAgents that reduce tension
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- vacationersPeople taking leisure trips
- gentlefolkPersons of high birth
daydreamers · sunbathers · loiterers · strollers · drifters · wanderers · beachcombers · dreamers
Lacking paid employment
- out-of-workWithout a job
- laid-offTerminated from employment
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- furloughedGranted mandatory unpaid leave
unoccupied · workless · nonworking · underemployed · displaced · downsized · claimants · between jobs
slackers
Those who avoid effort
sluggards · dawdlers · lollygaggers · do-nothings · sluggish · indolent · slothful · lackadaisical · languid · listless
pulleys
Grooved wheels for rope
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- tensionersDevices that maintain tautness
rollers · sprockets · bearings · belts · shafts · spindles · flywheels · cogs · drive wheels
loungers
Idle people or reclining chairs
- relaxersAgents that reduce tension
- retireesPeople finished working permanently
- vacationersPeople taking leisure trips
gentlefolk · daydreamers · sunbathers · loiterers · strollers · drifters · wanderers · beachcombers · dreamers · ramblers
jobless
Lacking paid employment
- out-of-workWithout a job
- laid-offTerminated from employment
- redundantExceeding what's needed
furloughed · unoccupied · workless · nonworking · underemployed · displaced · downsized · claimants · between jobs
idlersworkers
People doing jobs
workhorses · toilers · laborers · busy bees · drudges
idlersgo-getters
Ambitiously proactive people
achievers · dynamos · overachievers · self-starters · strivers
idlersproducers
Those who create goods
contributors · earners · breadwinners · providers · working stiffs
- idle chatterTrivial, aimless conversation
- idle threatsInsincere warnings lacking intent
- idle talkAimless conversation
- idle handsUnoccupied extremities seeking mischief
- idle time
- idle away