fifers
- plural of fifer.
Example Sentences
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When he and his men were stationed at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, a group of drummers and fifers celebrated his birthday with a performance in front of his quarters.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
There were Irish pipers, Revolutionary fifers, drill teams, floats and apparently almost every girl in the U.S. who had learned how to twirl a baton.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the sound of the soldiers' voices is heard and their fifers play gay tunes in the expectation of disaster.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unlike contemporary bands, fifers and drummers shun all modern innovations.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were all dancing in time behind their own fifers and drummers.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
