drone: Meaning and Definition of

drone

1. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. See illus. under
2. a remote control mechanism, as a radio-controlled airplane or boat.
3. a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer.
4. a drudge.

drone

1. to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz.
2. to speak in a monotonous tone.
3. to proceed in a dull, monotonous manner (usually fol. by on): The meeting droned on for hours.

1. to say in a dull, monotonous tone.

1. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments.
2. the pipes (esp. of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone.
3. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
2. a monotonous low tone; humming or buzzing sound.
3. a person who speaks in a monotonous tone.