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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The hair treatment is applied to the scalp with a dropper once a day.
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Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Another luxury take on har gau involves lobster that comes with a dropper of warm lobster butter meant to be injected into each dumpling.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
To experience its magic for yourself, massage two to four droppers of product into your scalp before shampooing, or use it as a nourishing overnight treatment.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Its blend is dispensed seamlessly from a dropper, onto one’s mane without weighing it down.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Another luxury take on har gau involves lobster that comes with a dropper of warm lobster butter meant to be injected into each dumpling.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
To experience its magic for yourself, massage two to four droppers of product into your scalp before shampooing, or use it as a nourishing overnight treatment.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Its blend is dispensed seamlessly from a dropper, onto one’s mane without weighing it down.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dropper
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“Dropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropper. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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