"dropper" meaning in English

See dropper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdrɑpər/ [US], /ˈdrɒpə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dropper.wav [UK] Forms: dropper [singular], droppers [plural]
Etymology: drop + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|drop|er}} drop + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dropper is a small glass tube with a hollow rubber part on one end which you use for drawing up and dropping small amounts of liquid.
    Sense id: simple-dropper-en-noun--E4uhPuN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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