What does "dropper" mean?
A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
Dropper
/ˈdɹɒp.ə/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
- Grammar: dropper is listed as noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: eye dropper, downloader, loader, medicine dropper.
- Useful contrasts: benign installer, legitimate updater, sprayer.
- Usage evidence: Remove the cap from the ink refill bottle, fill the dropper with ink, and drip an appropriate amount onto the marker's core.
How to use "dropper"
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Definitions
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.
Show 9 more definitions
- 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.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Remove the cap from the ink refill bottle, fill the dropper with ink, and drip an appropriate amount onto the marker's core."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "dropper"?
Common synonyms include: eye dropper, downloader, loader, medicine dropper, payload dropper, pipette.
How do you use "dropper" in a sentence?
Remove the cap from the ink refill bottle, fill the dropper with ink, and drip an appropriate amount onto the marker's core.
How do you pronounce "dropper"?
Pronounced /ˈdɹɒp.ə/.
Etymology
From drop + -er.