Green’s Dictionary of Slang
dropper, n.1 one who passes counterfeit money, whether cheques or notes.
dropper, n.2 1. a gun, a pistol. 2. a paid killer. 3. one who carries a knife. 4. a violent robber.
dropper, n.3 one who delivers supplies of contraband liquor.
dropper, n.4 a medicine- or eye-dropper used by narcotics addicts as a makeshift syringe when proper hypodermics are unavailable.
dropper, n.5 a device for heating drinks.
dropper, n.6 1. see gold-dropper n. 2. see
rum dropper under rum adj.
gold-dropper, n. a rogue who specializes in dropping something supposedly valuable where it will be found by a potential victim, who is either lured into a game or persuaded to buy the ‘valuable’, while the conman claims that although they should, by rights, share the profits, he will sell his share and let the victim have the whole benefit; alternatively the victim is introduced to some of the sharp’s friends, who propose a game of cards or dice, in which they rob him.
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