dropper
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dropper
- /ˈdɹɒp.ə/ UK
- /ˈdɹɔp.ə/ Australia
- /ˈdɹɑ.pɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒpə(ɹ)
noun droppers
- 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[…]
- One who or that which 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.
- An entity that drops objects of a particular kind. In most tycoons, you will find an automatic machine called a dropper, which is used for producing bricks.
- A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
- A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
- A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
- The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
- A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
- A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
- A person who uses fraudulent cheques. 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.
- A drop shot.
- A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal).
- A bowler who makes such deliveries.
- A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.
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noun utensil
| Español | cuentagotas, gotero, gotario |
|---|---|
| Português | conta-gotas |
| Français | compte-goutte |
| Italiano | contagocce |
| Русский | пипе́тка pipétka |
noun software component
| Русский | дро́ппер drópper |
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Talk about this word "dropper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dropper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dropper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dropper "dropper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dropper.
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@misc{dropper_2026,
title = {dropper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dropper},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}