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Dropper
//ˈdɹɒp.ə// noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
"'Cause when the blood begins to flow When it shoots up the dropper's neck[…]"
- 2 pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time wordnet
- 3 One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief.
"The dropper left the suitcase with the bomb next to the garbage can."
- 4 A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
- 5 A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
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- 6 A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
- 7 The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
- 8 A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
- 9 A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart. Australia
- 10 A person who uses fraudulent cheques. slang
"Thus an American police chief discussing the 'cheque-droppers', then peculiar to his side of the Atlantic, who were taking a toll estimated at […] Over the years, forgery has tended to be an amateur operation — a crime of opportunity."
- 11 A drop shot. informal
- 12 A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal). historical
- 13 A bowler who makes such deliveries. historical
- 14 A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.
Etymology
From drop + -er.
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