<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Also called eyedropper: a tube with a hollow rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other, for drawing in a liquid and expelling it in drops.</li><li>Example: For pets that don't like droppers, this medication also comes in a spray.</li><li>You can dilute the tempera a little at a time by adding water with an eye dropper.</li><li>The amount held or dispensed by such a tube: Take two droppers of the echinacea tincture, swish it in your mouth for about 15 seconds, and swallow.</li><li>Angling: a short length of nylon, gut, etc., tied to a leader so that another fly dropper fly can be attached: This is a great summer fly that you can fish on a dropper or simply on its own.</li><li>A short-haired dog that is a cross between a pointer and a setter, so named because it drops to the ground, or crouches, on sighting game.</li><li>A person or thing that drops.</li></ul>