DRUMMER

drummer

(noun) someone who plays a drum

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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 14050^th 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

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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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