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DRUMMER
drummer
(noun) someone who plays a drum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drummer (plural drummers)
(music) One who plays the drums.
(obsolete) travelling salesman
A drumstick (the lower part of a chicken or turkey leg).
Any of various fish of the family Kyphosidae which make a drumming sound.
Synonyms
• (musician who plays drums): percussionist, drummist
• (salesman): hawker, peddler
Usage notes
A 'drummer' is the term usually used for contemporary or popular musicians, where classical musicians will typically be called 'percussionist'.
Proper noun
Drummer (plural Drummers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drummer is the 14050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2143 individuals. Drummer is most common among Black/African American (57.96%) and White (37.61%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Drum"mer, n.
1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching.
2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish that makes a sound when caught; as: (a) The squeteague. (b) A California sculpin.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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