bandmaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bandmaster
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Not bad for the great, great grandson of Gen. George Custer’s bandmaster.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2017
When forces converged in large encampments, one Union bandmaster later wrote, “the effect of the confusion of sounds produced can hardly be imagined.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2016
"Granddad was the flute player and bandmaster in the Apprentice Boys flute band, but I learned how to really play from my uncle."
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2015
When we opened the double doors to Ives' studio the first things I saw were his battered hat on a shelf, beside it his bandmaster father's cornet.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2011
Charley’s combed columns of legs were noble things, his cap of silver blue fur was rakish, and he carried the pompon of his tail like the baton of a bandmaster.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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