dropper

Meaning

1. A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
2. One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief.
3. A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
4. A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
5. A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
6. The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
7. A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
8. (Australia) A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
9. (slang) A person who uses fraudulent cheques.
10. (informal) A drop shot.
11. (historical) A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal).
12. (historical) A bowler who makes such deliveries.
13. A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.

Synonyms

eye dropper

pipette

eyedropper

syringe

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tube

step-down transformer

IV

latch hook

dropping tube

towing eye

drip pipe

drop wire

hook hitch

dropping

drip tube

hooker

hook up

Translations

cuentagotas

compte-gouttes

contagocce

comptagotes

σταγονόμετρο

compte-goutte

conta-gotas

Pipette

druppelaartje

القطّارة

damlalık

قطار

Füller

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹɒp.ə/

Etymology

From drop + -er.