1
: one that plays a drum
—sometimes used figuratively in phrases denoting unconventional thought or action
march to a different drummer
Examples of drummer in a Sentence
The band got a new drummer.
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The friend said that Moore’s brother-in-law is a musician, who has spent the past 20 years as a touring drummer.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Perhaps that’s why Tango in the Night is the rare late ’80s blockbuster with a real human touch in its arrangements, at a time when other classic rock drummers and bassists were being sidelined in the studio by drum machines and synthesizers.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
After 24 years, Taking Back Sunday's drummer Mark O'Connell is leaving the band.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The Blink-182 drummer has not shared an update of his own on social media, nor has Kourtney Kardashian.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Perhaps that’s why Tango in the Night is the rare late ’80s blockbuster with a real human touch in its arrangements, at a time when other classic rock drummers and bassists were being sidelined in the studio by drum machines and synthesizers.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
After 24 years, Taking Back Sunday's drummer Mark O'Connell is leaving the band.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The Blink-182 drummer has not shared an update of his own on social media, nor has Kourtney Kardashian.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drummer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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drummer
noun
drum·mer
ˈdrəm-ər 
1
: one that plays a drum
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