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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And while perhaps a stretch, in 1975, a Playboy poll voted her the best rock drummer of the year.
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Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
This is the era of Hollywood Glam Movie Star Courtney, and both Love and her old bandmates — Erlandson, Auf der Maur, and drummer Patty Schemel all recorded new audio interviews for the doc — point out that fame is a drug.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
And while perhaps a stretch, in 1975, a Playboy poll voted her the best rock drummer of the year.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Jazz drummer Chuck Redd pulled out of a Christmas Eve show and the jazz group the Cookers canceled two New Year’s Eve performances.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drummer. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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drummer
noun
drum·mer
ˈdrəm-ər 
1
: one that plays a drum
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