Definition of 'drone'

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Noun

1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2. an unchanging intonation
      Synonyms: monotone droning
3. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
      Synonyms: dawdler laggard lagger trailer poke
4. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
      Synonyms: pilotless aircraft radio-controlled aircraft
5. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
      Synonyms: drone pipe bourdon

Verb

1. make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
2. talk in a monotonous voice
      Synonyms: drone on

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