drummer

[ druhm-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who plays a drum.

  2. a commercial traveler or traveling sales representative.

Idioms about drummer

  1. march to a different drummer, to be motivated by a different set of values than the average person.

Origin of drummer

1
First recorded in 1565–75; drum1 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for drummer

drummer

/ (ˈdrʌmə) /


noun
  1. a person who plays a drum or set of drums

  2. mainly US a salesman, esp a travelling salesman

  1. Australian and NZ slang the slowest shearer in a team

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Other Idioms and Phrases with drummer

drummer

see march to a different beat (drummer).

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