drumbeater
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drumbeater
Example Sentences
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I was never a fellow traveler or a drum-beater of Che.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2017
Things in Oude are just as they were; and the King's ambition seems to be limited to the reputation of being the best drum-beater, dancer, and poet of the day.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
These consisted, finally, of a drum-beater and the musical officer; and the latter, ashamed of himself, often concealed his scarf in his pocket, on his way to the Temple of Reason.
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John
Mr. Crayford is a magnificent drum-beater, but after to-night your genius won't need him, I hope and believe.
From The Way of Ambition by Soper, J. H. Gardner
One of them was a thin, dark man, small and wicked-looking, dressed, like the drum-beater, in red and yellow.
From John of the Woods by Brown, Abbie Farwell
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