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drummer
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Word definitions for drummer in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, agent noun from drum (v.).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A Drummer was responsible for the drums in the army for use on the battlefield. Until well into the 19th century, western armies recruited young boys to act as drummers. The drums were an important part of the battlefield communications system, with various ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context music English) One who plays the drums. 2 (context obsolete English) travelling salesman
Usage examples of drummer.
Ken Weaver, the drummer with the Fugs, sent Miles a copy of their first album, The Village Fugs, from New York.
Whereas now, a drummer just sets up for a whole album, he keeps the same sound for his whole career!
There was no drummer on the Biter, no soldiers, no one at all to beat to quarters or inst il a fearful discipline in the crew, while Jem Taylor, boatswain, had an altogether lighter touch than Bentley thought was necessary in that office.
In the room the bongo drummer went screaming through the wall of flame.
Within that mass somewhere were drummers, for we could all hear the brum, brum, brum which set the pace of the bones.
Her eyes occasionally meet those of Chugger, the muscular drummer, and the both of them smile in secret simpatico, so comfortable in the rhythm section, unenvious of the melody spinners.
Practice is canceled because Chugger, the drummer, has to work late at his day job knitting baby booties.
From there he made his own judgments, and after some time had passed- it was impossible to know how long- his tunnel dovetailed with another that was carrying a stream of Drummers downward toward the floor of the ocean.
When the Generalissima was finished, very high piping music could be heard as the mouse pipers played their bagpipes and the drummers beat their drums.
Bentley drew up outside the Three Drummers and deposited Val Gyrth and Campion at the centre door.
The 95th did not employ drummer boys, but he doubted Jem Hocking understood that.
Kabin to Ikat, nodded as he listened to U-Sarget, from time to time looking round at his drummers to make sure that they too had understood the patron.
II Young Hodge the Drummer never knew - Fresh from his Wessex home - The meaning of the broad Karoo, The Bush, the dusty loam, And why uprose to nightly view Strange stars amid the gloam.
Well, Boris was already here because he is supposed to practise his violin during G and T, but the other band members - Felix, the drummer with the goatee, tall Paul the keyboardist and Trevor the guitar-player - all cut class to set up in the G and T classroom and play me a song Michael wrote just for me.
When the bridge came to an end the drummer and keyboardist backed down, settling their pitch.