Definition
A historical term for a person who harvested or dealt in apples, combining 'apple' with 'drain' or drudge; used in medieval England to describe manual laborers in orchards.
Etymology
From Old English 'appel' (apple) and 'drane' or 'drain' (a laborer or servant who performed menial work). The term evolved during the Middle Ages to describe orchard workers, reflecting the labor-intensive nature of apple cultivation.
Kelly Says
This wonderfully obscure word shows how specific medieval English was about job titles—there were separate words for different types of apple workers! It disappeared from use as farming became less central to language and economy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሳንበል ድሮን
saan-bel drone
ARالعربية
طائرة بدون طيار تفاح
ṭāʾirāt bī-sīn ṭāyār tafāḥ
BNবাংলা
শকুন ড্রোন
shok-un drone
CACatalà
dron de poma
dron de po-ma
CSČeština
jabloní dron
ja-blo-ni dron
DADansk
æbledrone
ae-ble-drone
DEDeutsch
Apfel-Drohne
ap-fel-droh-ne
ELΕλληνικά
δρόνο μήλου
dro-no milou
ESEspañol
drona de manzana
dro-na de man-zan-a
FAفارسی
پهپاد سیب
peh-pad seeb
FISuomi
puunmarjadrone
puu-n-mar-ja-drone
FRFrançais
drone de pommier
dron de pom-je
GUGU
સાબુના ડ્રોન
sa-bu-na drone
HAHA
gidan tsami
gi-dan ts-a-mi
HEעברית
דרון תפוז
drone tafuẓ
HIहिन्दी
सेब ड्रोन
se-b drone
HUMagyar
alma-drones
alma-dro-nes
IDBahasa Indonesia
drone apel
drone apel
IGIG
ụmụ nkwụ drone
u-mu n-k-wu drone
ITItaliano
drone di mela
drone di me-la
JA日本語
リンゴドローン
ringo do-ro-n
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ ផ្កាស៊ី
bra-pov-an-th ph-ka-si
KO한국어
사과 드론
sa-gwa de-ron
MRMR
सेबचे ड्रोन
se-b-che drone
MSBahasa Melayu
drone apel
drone apel
MYမြန်မာ
အပပ်ဒရိုင်
a-ba-p-dro-in
NLNederlands
appeldrone
appel-drone
NONorsk
epledrone
e-pled-rone
PAPA
ਸੇਬ ਦਾ ਡਰੋਨ
se-b da drone
PLPolski
dron jabłoni
dron jab-lon-i
PTPortuguês
drone de maçã
drone de ma-sa
RORomână
drone de măr
drone de mar
RUРусский
дрона яблони
dro-na ya-blo-ni
SVSvenska
äppeldrone
a-p-pel-drone
SWKiswahili
drone ya apple
drone ya a-ple
TAதமிழ்
செப்பல் டிரோன்
seppal drone
TEతెలుగు
మేపుచెట్టు డ్రోన్
mepu-chettu drone
TLTL
drone ng mansanas
drone ng man-sa-nas
TRTürkçe
elma drone
el-ma drone
UKУкраїнська
дрона яблуні
dro-na ya-bly-ni
URاردو
ڈرون سیب
drone seeb
VITiếng Việt
drone táo
drone tao
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ ẹ̀kọ́
e-ro e-ko e-ko
ZH中文
苹果无人机
píngguǒ wúrén jī
ZUZU
umfula we-aple
um-fu-la we-a-ple