medicine dropper

[ med-uh-sin drop-er ]

noun

1. a dropper, often one used to dispense medicine:

   Empty the measured dose from the medicine dropper into a small glass of water, milk, or juice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicine dropper¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Bitters are added to drinks using a medicine dropper instead of a dasher bottle.

From Seattle Times

The tincture bottles come with a medicine dropper, which allows the green liquid to aesthetically swirl into water — perfect for magical TikTok visuals as in the two videos below.

From Washington Post

The filling station man went inside and came back with a medicine dropper.

From Literature

“A forensics specialist named Herbert MacDonell set out an array of props before the jury: a medicine dropper, a mirror hastily yanked from the wall of the courthouse bathroom and a vial of his own blood, drawn that day at a nearby hospital. It was a strange sight in the 1985 Texas courtroom...”

From Nature

The flavorless gravy prompted us to dole out habanero hot sauce recklessly from a small bottle fitted with a medicine dropper.

From Seattle Times