drummer
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drummer¹
- /ˈdɹʌmə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈdɹʌmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From drum + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).
noun drummers
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One who plays the drums.
Kate is the lead guitarist, Luna is the drummer, and Izzy is the bass guitarist.
Similar: drummist, drumslade, percussionist, stickman
- A drumstick (the lower part of a chicken or turkey leg).
- Any of various fish of the family Kyphosidae, which make a drumming sound. Bullock's liver will catch drummer.
drummer²
- /ˈdɹʌmə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈdɹʌmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌmə(ɹ)
noun drummers
- A housebreaker. Bennett's central figure, Ray, is first and foremost a serial "drummer" (housebreaker in crim-speak), and only secondly a human being, […]
- A travelling salesman. You know what life on the road is like — these poor salesmen when they don't sell some big account they been counting on why they go into one terrible slump they set there in the hotel room brooding over it and after a while they go out and meet some other drummer down in the lobby and start chewing
Drummer³
proper noun Drummers
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: drumming, drum, bass, hey, swing, hitter, batter, battery, reel, batsman, percussionist, timekeeper, tubthumper, sticksman, drummist, timpanist
Translations
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noun traveling salesman
| Español | vendedor ambulante, vendedora ambulante, vendedor itinerante, vendedora itinerante |
|---|---|
| Português | vendedor ambulante, vendedora ambulante |
| Română | vânzător ambulant |
| Русский | коробе́йник korobéjnik |
noun one who plays the drums
| Español | batería, baterista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 드러머 deureomeo |
| 日本語 | 鼓手 koshu, ドラマー doramā |
| 中文 | 鼓手 gǔshǒu |
| Kiswahili | mpiga ngoma |
| Português | baterista |
| Français | batteur, batteuse, drummer, drummeur, drummeuse |
| Deutsch | Schlagzeuger, Schlagzeugerin, Trommler, Trommlerin, Drummer, Drummerin |
| Italiano | batterista |
| Ελληνικά | τυμπανιστής tympanistís, τυμπανίστρια tympanístria, ντράμερ ntrámer, ντραμίστας ntramístas |
| Română | baterist, bateristă, drummer, toboșar |
| Русский | бараба́нщик barabánščik, бараба́нщица barabánščica |
Talk about this word "drummer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drummer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. drummer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drummer "drummer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drummer.Cite this
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title = {drummer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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