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dropper

/ˈdɹɑ.pɚ/ noun C2
  1. A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
  2. One who or that which 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.
  3. An entity that drops objects of a particular kind.
  4. A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
  5. A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
  6. A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
  7. The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
  8. A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.

Plural droppers

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.