Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that drops, especially a small tube with a suction bulb at one end for drawing in a liquid and releasing it in drops.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which drops.
- noun Among florists, a descending shoot produced by seedling bulbs of tulips, instead of a renewal of the bulb upon the radical plate, as in the later method of reproduction.
- noun In mining, a branch or spur connecting with the main lode: nearly the same as
feeder , ex-cept that the latter more generally carries the idea of an enrichment of the lode with which it unites. - noun A dog which is a cross between a pointer and a setter.
- noun An artificial fly ad-justed to a leader above the stretcher-fly, used in angling. Also called
bobber and drop-fly. Seewhip .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Fishing) One who, or that which, drops.
- noun A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow opening at the tip and a rubber bulb at the top which can be squeezed to control intake or outflow of the fluid. The word is used in combinations with obvious significance, as
eye dropper ,medicine dropper , etc. - noun (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
- noun (Zoöl.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
utensil fordispensing a singledrop ofliquid at a time. - noun One who
drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief. - noun computing A software component designed to install
malware on a target system. - noun fishing A
fly that drops from theleaden above thebob or end fly. - noun mining A
branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the mainlode . - noun A
dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when itsights game .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time
Etymologies
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Examples
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If you are being interviewed by a television reporter for an edited story, be sure to be a name dropper - just make sure the name you drop is the reporter's name.
Forbes.com: News TJ Walker 2011
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Susman is a respected figure in Chicago -- he was born and bred in St. Louis and arrived in Chicago in 1989 -- and his critics do not doubt his intelligence and energy, but some complain that he is a name dropper -- he dropped many during my interview with him -- and social climber.
Carol Felsenthal: The Pinnacle for Lou Susman: A Mansion in Regent's Park, London 2009
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Cat history, the Radical is such a name dropper, the Radical Is Too Busy To Blog
Goodbye, Neoliberal Kitty-in-Chief: Socks Clinton Moves To The Next Level Tenured Radical 2009
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Being a strong supporter of hopper/dropper fishing, you know that the dropper is going to pull more fish.
NFL Fly Challenge for Week #3 Office Pool Tim Romano 2007
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Cat history, the Radical is such a name dropper, the Radical Is Too Busy To Blog
Archive 2009-02-01 Tenured Radical 2009
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Mary Maples Dunn, the Berkshire Conference, the Lunbeck Report, the Radical is such a name dropper
Archive 2008-06-01 Tenured Radical 2008
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And Susan, you're not a name dropper, so for you to drop Warren Buffett's name in that tease, this must have been special.
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And, besides, I am not a name dropper and I do not take credit for other people work, EVEN if I actually have a significant input.
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And, besides, I am not a name dropper and I do not take credit for other people work, EVEN if I actually have a significant input.
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And The Stump could be a name dropper with the best of them too.
alexz commented on the word dropper
in cycling, it's a bike seatpost which can drop height on demand - this allows a rider to have more stability over steep or rough terrain.
January 12, 2013
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January 13, 2013