drone

¹drone

noun \ˈdrōn\

Definition of DRONE

1

: a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen

2

: one that lives on the labors of others : parasite

3

: an unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control

4

a : drudge 1 b : drudge 2

Origin of DRONE

Middle English, from Old English drān; akin to Old High German treno drone, Greek thrēnos dirge

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Insect Terms

entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with DRONE

blown, bone, clone, cone, crone, flown, groan, grown, hone, known, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, throne, tone, zone