- a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- an idle gear, wheel, or pulley.
- an empty freight car placed under the projecting end of a long object carried by the next car, so that the latter can be connected with another part of the train.
- day man (def. 2).
- a person who idles
- another name for idle pulley, idle wheel
- a ship's crew member, such as a carpenter, sailmaker, etc, whose duties do not include standing regular watches
