Definition
A person who idles away time outdoors in the morning, or historically, a young vagrant or beggar who loitered in public places, particularly in 19th century Britain.
Etymology
From 'dewdrop' + '-er' (agent suffix). The term emerged in British slang around the 1800s, referring to people literally out at dawn, later applied dismissively to loafers and vagrants.
Kelly Says
Victorian Londoners used 'dewdropper' as slang for a young unemployed person who had nothing better to do than hang around in the morning—it's a fascinatingly specific insult that tells you exactly what Victorians thought about idleness!
Translations
ARالعربية
قطرة ندى
qitrat nadi
BNবাংলা
বর্ষা বিন্দু
borsha bindhu
CACatalà
goteta de rosada
goh-te-ta deh ro-sa-da
CSČeština
kapička rosy
ka-pi-chka ro-see
DADansk
dugdråbe
dug-dray-buh
ELΕλληνικά
κρόστα
kroh-stah
ESEspañol
gota de rocío
GOH-tah deh roh-thee-oh
FISuomi
rosanpisara
ro-san-pi-sa-ra
FRFrançais
goutte de rosée
gooT duh roh-zay
HIहिन्दी
ओस की बूंद
ohs kee boon-d
HUMagyar
harmatcsepp
har-mat-chepp
IDBahasa Indonesia
titisan embun
ti-si-tan em-bun
ITItaliano
goccia di rugiada
goh-tchee deh roo-gee-ah-dah
JA日本語
露のしずく
tsu-yu no shizuku
MSBahasa Melayu
titisan embun
ti-si-tan em-bun
NLNederlands
druppel
droo-pəl
NONorsk
dugdråpe
dug-dray-peh
PLPolski
krople rosy
kro-ple ro-see
PTPortuguês
gota de orvalho
GOH-tah deh or-VAL-hoo
RORomână
pică de rouă
pee-ka deh roo-ah
RUРусский
капля росы
kaplyya rosy
SVSvenska
rosaskvott
ro-sah-skvott
SWKiswahili
shukrani
shuh-kra-nee
TAதமிழ்
நீர்ம滴
neer-ma-di
TEతెలుగు
నీటి బొట్టు
nee-ti bo-ttu
THไทย
หยดน้ำค้าง
yod nam kang
TLTL
patak ng alon
pa-tak ng a-lon
UKУкраїнська
крапелька роси
kra-pel-ka ro-see
VITiếng Việt
giọt sương
giot suong