meaning of drone
1. The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
2. One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
3. That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs. ] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.
4. A humming or deep murmuring sound.
5. A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
6. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
7. To love in idleness; to do nothing.
8. The male of the honeybee; a drone.
9. A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis.
10. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees especially honeybees whose sole function is to mate with the queen
Related Words
drone | drone on | drone pipe | droned | dronepipe |
