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dropper

1 6.7

A part of a game that drops players or objects from a height

noun
/ˈdrɒpər/

Jargon

: dispositivo de caída

Examples

Anyway, let's make a USB dropper "the normal way" and see how it's seen by VirusTotal and Kaspersky's heuristic analysis.

Blog text (17)
They kept an open can of ginger ale perched on the kitchen windowsill, and one day when one son climbed up to get it, dropper in kind, he slipped off the step stool and hit his chin against the sink.

Fiction book (1993)
The player fell quickly through the air after activating the dropper to reach the next level.
In this game, the dropper releases items from above, adding an extra level of challenge.
When navigating the dungeon, players must avoid the trap that uses a dropper to drop obstacles on them.

Synonyms

releaser

vsdropper

Specialized

6.5

A small device that lets a catch or latch open

releases players or in-game objects by dropping them from height for challenge

Compounds

name dropper

Offensive

1 8.1

A person who mentions famous people to seem important

eye dropper

1 3.5

A small tube with a soft rubber top that makes drops of liquid

eye dropper

Specialized

3.8

A tool in a program that picks a color from an image for use elsewhere

How High

cliff

438 1.0

pitfall

1 5.2

dropper

Jargon

1 6.7

to ledge

Specialized

9.2

step

526 1.0

Surface Forms

dropper singular

droppers plural

Morphology

dropper = drop (transparent) = drop + er

The device/game mechanism is an instrument that 'drops' players/objects, transparently formed by 'drop' + '-er'.

Etymology

Dropper comes from the word drop ('to let fall') plus the ending -er meaning 'one that does something'. So in games a dropper is a part or device that makes players or objects fall or be dropped into another area.