1
: one that drops
2
: a short glass or plastic tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure liquids by drops

called also eyedropper, medicine dropper

Examples of dropper in a Sentence

He put drops in his eyes with a dropper.
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But the ideal build is more freeride than XC, which implies things like an aggressive Fox Factory 34 trail fork with 130mm of travel and a RockShox Reverb AXS dropper post that gives it a BMX feel on the descents. Rob Reed, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Descending is still important, especially in modern cross country, so XC bikes often have dropper posts and slack head angles, but the geometry is still less confidence-inspiring than trail bikes. Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025 When a video posted on X last week appeared to show Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a plane adding two droppers of blue liquid to a drink, commenters were quick to share opinions about what the inky-colored substance could be. Cathy Nelson, Health, 19 Feb. 2025 In some cases — especially if the formula is on the creamer side — a serum dropper might also work best for applying eye serum to the delicate under-eye area. Jessie Quinn, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dropper

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dropper was circa 1700

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“Dropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropper. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

1
: one that drops
2
: a short glass or plastic tube with a rubber bulb used to measure out liquids by drops

called also eyedropper, medicine dropper

Medical Definition

: a short glass tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure liquids by drops

called also eyedropper, medicine dropper

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