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Noun
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(n)
drone (drone%1:05:00::)
(stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen)
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sister term
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(n)
monotone (monotone%1:10:00::)
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drone (drone%1:10:00::)
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droning (droning%1:10:00::)
(an unchanging intonation)
S:
(n)
dawdler (dawdler%1:18:00::)
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drone (drone%1:18:00::)
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laggard (laggard%1:18:00::)
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lagger (lagger%1:18:00::)
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trailer (trailer%1:18:00::)
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poke (poke%1:18:00::)
(someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
idler (idler%1:18:00::)
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loafer (loafer%1:18:00::)
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do-nothing (do-nothing%1:18:00::)
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layabout (layabout%1:18:00::)
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bum (bum%1:18:03::)
(person who does no work)
"a lazy bum"
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(n)
clock watcher (clock_watcher%1:18:00::)
(a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time)
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(n)
couch potato (couch_potato%1:18:00::)
(an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television))
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(n)
dallier (dallier%1:18:00::)
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dillydallier (dillydallier%1:18:00::)
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dilly-dallier (dilly-dallier%1:18:00::)
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mope (mope%1:18:00::)
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lounger (lounger%1:18:00::)
(someone who wastes time)
S:
(n)
dawdler (dawdler%1:18:00::)
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drone (drone%1:18:00::)
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laggard (laggard%1:18:00::)
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lagger (lagger%1:18:00::)
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trailer (trailer%1:18:00::)
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poke (poke%1:18:00::)
(someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
S:
(n)
daydreamer (daydreamer%1:18:00::)
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woolgatherer (woolgatherer%1:18:00::)
(someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)
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(n)
goldbrick (goldbrick%1:18:00::)
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goof-off (goof-off%1:18:00::)
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ne'er-do-well (ne'er-do-well%1:18:00::)
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good-for-nothing (good-for-nothing%1:18:00::)
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no-account (no-account%1:18:00::)
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good-for-naught (good-for-naught%1:18:00::)
(an idle worthless person)
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(n)
lazybones (lazybones%1:18:00::)
(a lazy person)
S:
(n)
lie-abed (lie-abed%1:18:00::)
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slugabed (slugabed%1:18:00::)
(a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour)
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(n)
loon (loon%1:18:00::)
(a worthless lazy fellow)
S:
(n)
slacker (slacker%1:18:00::)
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shirker (shirker%1:18:00::)
(a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime))
S:
(n)
sluggard (sluggard%1:18:00::)
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slug (slug%1:18:00::)
(an idle slothful person)
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(n)
spiv (spiv%1:18:00::)
(a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time)
S:
(n)
sunbather (sunbather%1:18:00::)
(someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan)
S:
(n)
trifler (trifler%1:18:00::)
(one who behaves lightly or not seriously)
S:
(n)
whittler (whittler%1:18:00::)
(someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
drone (drone%1:06:01::)
,
pilotless aircraft (pilotless_aircraft%1:06:00::)
,
radio-controlled aircraft (radio-controlled_aircraft%1:06:00::)
(an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control)
S:
(n)
drone (drone%1:06:00::)
,
drone pipe (drone_pipe%1:06:00::)
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bourdon (bourdon%1:06:00::)
(a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone)
Verb
S:
(v)
drone (drone%2:39:00::)
(make a monotonous low dull sound)
"The harmonium was droning on"
S:
(v)
drone (drone%2:32:00::)
,
drone on (drone_on%2:32:00::)
(talk in a monotonous voice)