# dropper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹɒp.ə/ · frequency rank #48,714

## Definitions
1. A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
2. One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief.
3. A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
4. A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
5. A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
6. The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
7. A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
8. A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
9. A person who uses fraudulent cheques.
10. A drop shot.
11. A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal).
12. A bowler who makes such deliveries.
13. A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.

## Etymology
From drop + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **draper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-dropper)
- **dapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dapper-vs-dropper)
- **dipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dipper-vs-dropper)
- **dropped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dropped-vs-dropper)
- **Doppler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doppler-vs-dropper)
- **droplet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/droplet-vs-dropper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddropper`, `dorpper`, `dropepr`, `droper`, `dropperr`, `droppre`, `drpoper`, `drropper`, `rdopper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dropper