The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blatta gigantea
Drummer \Drum"mer\, n.
One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching.
One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq. U.S.]
--Bartlett.-
(Zo["o]l.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as:
The squeteague.
A California sculpin.
(Zo["o]l.) A large West Indian cockroach ( Blatta gigantea) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.