English Explanatory Dictionary

drummer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who plays the drums.
  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.
noun
  1. A housebreaker.
  2. A travelling salesman.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹʌmə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drummer.wav /ˈdɹʌmɚ/

Word forms

drummer drummers

Etymology

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

Synonyms

hawker peddler drummist drumslade percussionist stickman

Derived words

bass drummer bucket drummer different drummer double drummer drummerless frame drummer kettledrummer march to a different drummer march to one's own drummer march to the beat of a different drummer march to the beat of one's own drummer snare drummer steel drummer talking drummer talking-drummer tenor drummer tom-tom drummer

Translations

Bulgarian: пътуващ търговец Dutch: kramer Finnish: kauppamatkustaja Irish: taistealaí tráchtála Portuguese: vendedor ambulante Portuguese: vendedora ambulante Romanian: vânzător ambulant Russian: коробе́йник Spanish: vendedor ambulante Spanish: vendedora ambulante Spanish: vendedor itinerante Spanish: vendedora itinerante
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