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DRONE

Definition:

[noun] stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
[noun] an unchanging intonation
Synonyms: monotone, droning
[noun] someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Synonyms: dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer
[noun] an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
Synonyms: pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft
[noun] a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Synonyms: pipe, bourdon
[verb] make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
[verb] talk in a monotonous voice
Synonyms: on