How to pronounce “drone”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.
• (now rare) One who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.
• One who performs menial or tedious work.
• A remotely operated vehicle.
• (Uganda) A Toyota HiAce or a similar van, especially one used by Ugandan state agents to kidnap opposition members.
• (slang, derogatory) One who lacks the ability to think critically and independently, especially one who follows a group blindly; a non-player character.
• (BDSM) In dronification kink, one who is mindless and obedient to a dominant, characterized by a detached and robotic identity and an anonymous appearance, typically composed of a latex suit and gas mask.
• [Verb]
• (transitive, colloquial) To kill or destroy with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft.

Practice Nearby Words

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