drummer

nounnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdɹʌmə(ɹ)//
United States//ˈdɹʌmɚ//

One who plays the drums.

noun

1
One who plays the drums.
Kate is the lead guitarist, Luna is the drummer, and Izzy is the bass guitarist.
The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.Credit...
2
A drumstick (the lower part of a chicken or turkey leg).
3
Any of various fish of the family Kyphosidae, which make a drumming sound.
Bullock's liver will catch drummer.

Etymology

From drum + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

noun

1
slangA housebreaker.
Bennett's central figure, Ray, is first and foremost a serial "drummer" (housebreaker in crim-speak), and only secondly a human being, […]
2
datedA travelling salesman.

Etymology

Etymology tree English drum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English drummer From drum (“house”) + -er.

Forms

plural: drummers

drugstore · Synonym of pharmacy, especially a small standalone general…drum · A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering…Drum · A surname.

drummer · One who plays the drums.

Drummer · A surname.drumming · The act of beating a drum.drunk · Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption,…

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