drone

  1. Noun.  A male bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilise the queen.
  2. Noun.  (context, now) Someone who doesn't work; a lazy person, an idler.
  3. Noun.  A remotely controlled aircraft.
  4. Noun.  A low-pitched hum or buzz.
  5. Noun.  One who performs menial or tedious work; a drudge.
  6. Noun.  One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.
  7. Noun.  A genre of music similar to that of noise.
  8. Verb.  To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.
  9. Verb.  To speak in a monotone way.

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