In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
12 March 2025
BUDGERIGAR
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Coffee Trivia
