Meaning
A loafer — someone who hangs about doing nothing, especially the men who spend their days lounging on the 'corner', at the shop, or under a tree, watching the world go by and 'passing dominoes'. The 'corner idler' is a stock figure, sometimes just relaxing, sometimes idling away a life that could be more productive. 'Idlin' is loafing about.
Examples
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Di idler dem siddung pon di corner whole day.
The loafers sit on the corner all day.
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Stop idle bout an find some work.
Stop loafing around and find some work.
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Him turn corner idler since him lef school.
He's become a corner loafer since he left school.
Origin
From 'idle' + '-er'; a loafer, esp. the 'corner idler'. See [[waste-man]], [[cotch]].
How it’s used
A loafer who hangs about doing nothing (the 'corner idler'). See [[waste-man]], [[cotch]].