Word Meaning

drone definition and meaning

v. i. The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
v. i. One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
v. i. 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.
v. i. A humming or deep murmuring sound.
v. i. A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
n. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
n. To love in idleness; to do nothing.

Crossword clues for drone

- Buzz
- Couch potato
- Hum tunelessly
- Insect makes a dull sound
- Male bee
- Male honeybee
- Parasite
- Pilotless aircraft
- Pilotless plane
- Pilotless Radio-Controlled Aircraft
- Talk monotonously