dropper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    eye dropper.
    • she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes

WordNet

Drop"per noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
  2. A dropping tube.
  3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
  4. (Zoöl.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.

Webster 1913