The Idler

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Idler refers to something idle;

• 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, or variant, may refer to:

Books and publications

• The Idler (1758–60), a series of essays by Samuel Johnson and his contemporaries
• The Idler (1892–1911), a literary and humorous magazine started by Jerome K. Jerome
• The Idler (1993), a bi-monthly British magazine exploring alternative ways of working and living
• The Idler, a Canadian literary magazine published from 1985 to 1993
• The Idler, name of the Progressive Review, an American alternative publication, from 1964 to 1969
• The Idlers, novel by Morley Roberts 1906

Music

• Idlers (Canadian band), a Canadian reggae band
• The Idlers, a United States Coast Guard Academy ensemble

See also

• Idle
• Idle (disambiguation)