Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dripper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: drip-per
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of drip: one who drips.

noun

A dripping cake.

noun

An outlet in the microtubing used in drip irrigation.

noun

Synonym of drip tip.

Example Sentences

"The act of preparing a wick to vape, usually done by adding a few drops and soaking the wick in e-juice or taking a few pulls without heating the coil. This is not relevant for drippers/drip-style atomizers."
"However, there are actually two ways of delivering the tasty flavoring (and nicotine, if you’re into that) into your mouth using an atomizing method; you could use a tank, or you could use a dripper."

Etymology

Etymology tree English drip 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 dripper From drip + -er.

Inflected Forms

drippers (plural)

Derived Forms

dripperline

Synonyms

drip tip

Questions

What does dripper mean?: Agent noun of drip: one who drips.
Where does dripper come from?: Etymology tree English drip 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 dripper From drip + -er.

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