drone

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.
2. (archaic) One who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.
3. One who performs menial or tedious work.
4. A remotely operated vehicle.
5. A remotely operated vehicle.
6. (Uganda) A Toyota HiAce or a similar van, especially one used by Ugandan state agents to kidnap opposition members.
7. (derogatory, slang) One who lacks the ability to think critically and independently, especially one who follows a group blindly; a non-player character.
8. In dronification kink, one who is mindless and obedient to a dominant, characterized by a detached and robotic identity and an anonymous appearance, typically composed of a latex suit and gas mask.

Verb

To kill or destroy with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft.

Verb

1. To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.
2. To speak in a monotone.

Concepten

dar

brommen

drone

dreunen

💥

bourdon

gonzen

snorren

gebrom

gegons

dreun

eentonig spreken

hommel

luieren

nietsdoener

bij

Synoniemen

hum

buzz

whirr

roar

purr

male bee

whir

murmur

rumble

make noise

hiss

sigh

radio-controlled aircraft

laggard

parasite

sponger

pilotless aircraft

drone pipe

whiz

boom

💥

bee

🐝

bourdon

bumblebee

clatter

dawdler

drone on

droning

honeybee

🐝

idler

loafer

monotone

mutter

nasalize

poke

rustle

sluggard

trailer

whizz

worker bee

lagger

laborer

kelp

drone aircraft

jingle

rattle

reverberate

ring

💍

idle

howl

churr

Vertalingen

Drohne

faux bourdon

zangão

fuco

drone

zángano

κηφήνας

bourdonnement

zumbido

faux-bourdon

dröhnen

💥

nêrehing

vrombir

Drohn

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɹəʊn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: drane

Overgenomen van Oudengels: drān

Verwant aan Nederlands: dar

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: drone

Verwant aan Duits: Drohne

Verwant aan Duits: Dräne

Verwant aan Deens: drone

Verwant aan Zweeds: drönje

Overgenomen van Middelengels: drounen

Verwant aan Schots: drune

Verwant aan Nederlands: dreunen

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: drönen

Verwant aan Duits: dröhnen

Verwant aan Deens: drøne

Verwant aan Zweeds: dröna

Verwant aan IJslands: drynja

In summary

From Middle English drane, from Old English drān, from Proto-West Germanic *drānu, from Proto-Germanic *drēniz, *drēnuz, *drenô (“an insect, drone”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, drone, hornet”). Cognate with Danish drone (“drone”), Dutch dar (“male bee or wasp”), German Drohne, dialectal German Dräne, Trehne, Trene (“drone”), Low German drone (“drone”), Swedish drönje, drönare (“drone”).
The etymology of the sense of "remote-controlled aircraft" is disputed; theories include early military UAVs dumbly flying on preset paths.