noun
- a person who wastes time on trivial or frivolous matters; someone who fritters away effort on unimportant things
Usage: somewhat archaic or literary; often used disapprovingly
Examples
- He was dismissed as a fribbler who never completed any serious work.
- The manager had no patience for fribblers who spent their days gossiping instead of working.
- She refused to be a fribbler and committed herself to her studies.
- The team couldn't afford to have fribblers on the project.
- His reputation as a fribbler preceded him to every new job.