drone
drone1 definition
drone (drōn)
noun
- a male bee or ant which serves only in a reproductive capacity and does no work
- an idle person who lives by the work of others; parasite; loafer
- a person whose work is routine, monotonous, etc.; drudge
- a pilotless airplane that is directed in flight by remote control
Etymology: ME < OE dran, akin to OS dran, MLowG drone < IE *dhren- < base *dher-, to buzz, hum > dor(beetle)
drone2 definition
drone (drōn)
intransitive verb droned, droning dron′·ing
- to make a continuous and monotonous humming or buzzing sound
- to talk on and on in a dull, monotonous way
Etymology: LME dronen < drone
transitive verb
to utter in a dull, monotonous tone
noun
- a continuous and monotonous humming or buzzing sound
- a bagpipe
- any of the pipes of fixed tone in a bagpipe
- a bass voice or part, sustaining a single low tone
- such a tone
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