drone
A male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.
Other meanings
One who performs menial or tedious work.
Any remotely operated or autonomous vehicle for land, sea, air, or space.
A kind of
- bee
Word history
From Old English "drān".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “drone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.