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drummer

[ druhm-er ]
/ ˈdrʌm ər /
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noun
a person who plays a drum.
a commercial traveler or traveling sales representative.
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Idioms about drummer

    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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How to use drummer in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for drummer

drummer
/ (ˈdrʌmə) /

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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Other Idioms and Phrases with drummer

drummer

see march to a different beat (drummer).

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