drummer

[druhm-er]

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noun

a person who plays a drum.

a commercial traveler or traveling sales representative.

RELATED WORDS

traveler, bagman

Idioms

march to a different drummer, to be motivated by a different set of values than the average person.

Origin of drummer

First recorded in 1565–75; drum¹ + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for drummer

He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I was friends with her drummer from Sleater-Kinney, and I met Carrie, and we just hit it off.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As far as celebrity doppelgangers go, no one can top comic actor Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.
Viral Video of the Day: Will Ferrell and Chad Smith Drum-Off|Alex Chancey|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Drummer Joey Waronker was firing off impossible fills every few seconds.
Beck’s Musical Time Machine: This Wasn’t a Concert. It was a Spectacular Party.|Andrew Romano|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Drummer Dave Grohl started The Foo Fighters and became a rock star in his own right.
Nirvana’s Bassist Wants to Go Grunge on Government|Olivia Nuzzi|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The drummer is silent and reason speaks; it is the game of who loses wins.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I|Various
The Three Giants were usually cruel but were afraid of the Drummer and so behaved very well.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10|Charles Herbert Sylvester
Then, in another place, I accidentally passed quite round a drummer.
A Rambler's lease|Bradford Torrey
"Suppose we drink a health to your drummer boy," said he, lifting up his gourd.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
Drummer John Christian, I'll have to get you a new pair o' drum-sticks for that.'
Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls|Anna Cogswell Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for drummer

drummer

noun

a person who plays a drum or set of drums

mainly US a salesman, esp a travelling salesman

Australian and NZ slang the slowest shearer in a team

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Word Origin and History for drummer

1570s, agent noun from drum (v.).

Idioms and Phrases with drummer

drummer

see march to a different beat (drummer).

drummer

noun

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