Definition of drone

• v. i. - The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee.
• v. i. - One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard.
• v. i. - That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.
• v. i. - A humming or deep murmuring sound.
• v. i. - A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
• n. - To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound.
• n. - To love in idleness; to do nothing.