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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Most of the lineup for the 2025 festival has been announced, including former Beatles drummer Pete Best.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
The surviving members of Soundgarden — drummer Matt Cameron, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Ben Shepherd — reunited onstage Saturday to perform a set of the band’s music at a Seattle benefit concert.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
Sammy Hagar opened the show a 10-song roundup of Van Halen, solo, Chickenfoot and Montrose tunes, backed by Van Halen’s Michael Anthony, drummer Kenny Aronoff and guitarist Joe Satriani.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2024
Ringo Starr himself leaked that Barry Keoghan will be pounding the skins as The Beatles drummer, and it has been widely expected that Harris Dickinson (Babygirl and A Murder at the End of the World) is the frontrunner to play John Lennon.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
The surviving members of Soundgarden — drummer Matt Cameron, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Ben Shepherd — reunited onstage Saturday to perform a set of the band’s music at a Seattle benefit concert.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
Sammy Hagar opened the show a 10-song roundup of Van Halen, solo, Chickenfoot and Montrose tunes, backed by Van Halen’s Michael Anthony, drummer Kenny Aronoff and guitarist Joe Satriani.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2024
Ringo Starr himself leaked that Barry Keoghan will be pounding the skins as The Beatles drummer, and it has been widely expected that Harris Dickinson (Babygirl and A Murder at the End of the World) is the frontrunner to play John Lennon.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drummer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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drummer
noun
drum·mer
ˈdrəm-ər 
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: one that plays a drum
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