Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dropper

/ˈdɹɔp.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: drop-per
IPA: /ˈdɹɔp.ə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.

noun

One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief.

noun

A software component designed to install malware on a target system.

noun

A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.

noun

A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.

noun

The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.

noun

A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.

noun

A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"'Cause when the blood begins to flow When it shoots up the dropper's neck[…]"
"The dropper left the suitcase with the bomb next to the garbage can."
"The child with the letter runs around the outside of the ring, repeating the words over and over again, and at one point drops the letter behind one of the players, who must pick it up and chase the dropper."
"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."
"[…] 'dropper' — the person who presents the cheque at the bank or elsewhere — who takes the risk. […] On the other hand, 'kite droppers' usually work in teams."

Etymology

Etymology tree English drop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dropper From drop + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɹɔp.ə/
British English: /ˈdɹɒp.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

droppers (plural)

Derived Forms

dropperful eardropper eyedropper microdropper namedropper

Phrases

dime dropper dime-dropper gold-dropper jaw-dropper marmalade dropper name dropper name-dropper panty dropper

Synonyms

eye dropper

Rhymes With

proper copper improper hopper chopper shopper topper stopper popper whopper cropper bopper

Questions

How do you pronounce dropper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɔp.ə/.
What does dropper mean?: A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
Where does dropper come from?: Etymology tree English drop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dropper From drop + -er.

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