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noun
1.
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
2.
a remote control mechanism, as a radio-controlled airplane or boat.
3.
a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer.
4.
a drudge.
Origin:
before 1000; 1945–50 for def. 2; Middle English drone, drane, Old English dran, dron; akin to Old High German treno, German Drohne
before 1000; 1945–50 for def. 2; Middle English drone, drane, Old English dran, dron; akin to Old High German treno, German Drohne
Related forms
dron·ish, adjective
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Drone
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is trudge. Does it mean:
| strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument |
| walk, esp. laboriously or wearily |
Example Sentences
- The one-bedroom unit can get hot, so he turns on a fan that will drone noisily throughout our talk.
- He would drone (or meander) on and on in a steady (and steadily slow) monotone that threadened to put even disciples to sleep.
- Lifeless and lumpish as the bagpipe's drowsy drone.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.
2.
to speak in a monotonous tone.
3.
to proceed in a dull, monotonous manner (usually followed by on): The meeting droned on for hours.
verb (used with object)
4.
to say in a dull, monotonous tone.
noun
5.
Music.
a.
a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments.
b.
the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone.
c.
a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
6.
a monotonous low tone; humming or buzzing sound.
7.
a person who speaks in a monotonous tone.
Origin:
1490–1500; see drone1 and compare Middle English droun to roar, Icelandic drynja to bellow, Gothic drunjus noise
1490–1500; see drone1 and compare Middle English droun to roar, Icelandic drynja to bellow, Gothic drunjus noise
Related forms
dron·er, noun
dron·ing·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
drone
O.E. dran, dræn "male honeybee," from P.Gmc. *dran-, probably imitative; given a figurative sense of "idler, lazy worker" (male bees make no honey) 1520s. Meaning "pilotless aircraft" is from 1946. The verb in the sound sense is c.1500, apparently imitative. Related: Droned; droning.
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Science Dictionary
drone  (drōn) Pronunciation Key
A male bee, especially a honeybee whose only function is to fertilize the queen. Drones have no stingers, do no work, and do not produce honey. |
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Cultural Dictionary
drone definition
In military usage, a pilotless aircraft used for reconnaissance and, more recently, for launching aerial attacks.
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