dropper-in

[ drop-er-in ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural drop·pers-in.

1895–1900; verb phrase drop in + -er ¹, with particle postposed

He was always the last dropper-in, and was never seen to dine in the house before dark.

"Count Maurice saith but little, but I cannot tell what he thinketh," wrote Leicester's eaves-dropper-in-chiefs.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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