1
: one that plays a drum
—sometimes used figuratively in phrases denoting unconventional thought or action
march to a different drummer
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The band got a new drummer.
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The group features Comstock on lead vocals, along with drummer James Brownstein and Hayden Tree, who’s also the lead singer for Crown the Empire, on bass.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 June 2025
The 1939 funeral in East Baltimore of jazz drummer Chick Webb drew Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and, The Sun reported, how many Baltimoreans?
a. 500
b. 10,000
c. 3,000
d. 5,000
17.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2025
Headed by bass guitar dynamo and EWF co-founder Verdine White, the current lineup also features two members — singer Philip Bailey and drummer Ralph Johnson — who both came on board in 1972.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Dave Shapiro, a music industry executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, and drummer Daniel Williams were among those killed in the crash.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 June 2025
The 1939 funeral in East Baltimore of jazz drummer Chick Webb drew Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and, The Sun reported, how many Baltimoreans?
a. 500
b. 10,000
c. 3,000
d. 5,000
17.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2025
Headed by bass guitar dynamo and EWF co-founder Verdine White, the current lineup also features two members — singer Philip Bailey and drummer Ralph Johnson — who both came on board in 1972.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Dave Shapiro, a music industry executive in the heavy metal and hard rock scene, and drummer Daniel Williams were among those killed in the crash.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for drummer
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drummer. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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drummer
noun
drum·mer
ˈdrəm-ər 
1
: one that plays a drum
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