dronist

D2R1O1N1I1S1T1

noun

A drone pilot or hobbyist.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

noundronist (plural dronists)

plural dronists

  1. neologismA drone pilot or hobbyist.

    By Admir, pharmacist by profession and hobby dronist by passion.

    2017 February 25, Simon Cocking, “Dronalism and The New Media”, in Irish Tech News
    3 more examples

    Fred and the Haitian dronists crew work has been pioneer in drone uses in real crisis response work and at community level and held as a reference by domain experts (UNOSAT etc, Fred can provide materials)

    2016 April 28, nicolas chavent, openstreetmap (Usenet)

    Here's a stunning picture of Bogata Forest, Romania, taken by Bucharest-based dronist Calin Stan.

    2017 January 6, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “20 coolest drone photos of 2016”, in CNN Travel

    We all look forward to seeing how drone photography has evolved. It’s time for Dronists from all around the world to prove that we are at the beginning of a revolution!

    2017 June 7, Kelley Roberts, “2017 International Drone Photography Contest supported by National Geographic”, in UAV Expert News

Origin

Translations

French droniste
  • dronisteTranslations
German Drohnist
  • DrohnistTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

dronist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dronist

MLA

“dronist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dronist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dronist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dronist.

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