The Clue
Queen's attendant (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DRONE
Tags
Notes
The answer DRONE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bombinate
Hum
Idler
Loafer
Monotone
Sluggard
Bagpipe part
Dreary sound
Hive member
Honeybee or aircraft
Humming sound
Male honeybee
Pilotless aircraft
Pilotless plane
Queen's subject?
Speak in a monotone
Speak monotonously
Spying aircraft
Stingless bee
Hurdy-gurdy sound
Military reconnaissance tool
Remote-controlled plane
Stingless, feckless bee
Definition
DRONE as a noun:
1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2. (monotone, drone, droning) = an unchanging intonation
3. (dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke) = someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
4. (drone, pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft) = an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
5. (drone, drone pipe, bourdon) = a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
DRONE as a verb:
1. make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
2. (drone, drone on) = talk in a monotonous voice