dropper
nounUK /ˈdɹɒp.ə/ · US /ˈdɹɑ.pɚ/
Etymology From drop + -er.
13 senses
- 1A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
- 2One who drops something, especially one who drops a…
- 3A software component designed to install malware on a…
- 4A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
- 5A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
- 6The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
- 7A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
- 8A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
- 9A person who uses fraudulent cheques.
- 10A drop shot.
- 11A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal).
- 12A bowler who makes such deliveries.
- 13A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.
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[…]1964, The Velvet Underground, “Heroin”:
One who 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.
- 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.1975, Alison M. Abel, Popular party games, page 11:
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
Australia A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
Slang 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.1969, Criminologist, number 11, page 123:
- […] '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.1973, Arthur J. La Bern, Noël C. Browne, Haigh: the mind of a murderer, page 39:
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Historical A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal).
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Historical A bowler who makes such deliveries.
A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.
- Derived terms
- dime dropper, dime-dropper, dropperful, eardropper, eyedropper, gold-dropper, jaw-dropper, marmalade dropper, microdropper, namedropper, name dropper, name-dropper, panty dropper, pigeon dropper, pink panty dropper, yod-dropper