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 drummer, 52, announced on Friday, May 16 that he’d been fired from the Grammy-winning rock group, two years after he was brought on to replace late drummer Taylor Hawkins.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 16 May 2025
That suggests the rhythms are learned and under the control of the drummer — both important attributes of the rhythms that are integral to human language.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 May 2025
Alice in Chains have canceled their upcoming tour after their drummer suffered a medical emergency.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The sessions document Motörhead coming into their own after the departures of guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox in March 1976; that lineup, with Taylor drumming variously, recorded an LP, On Parole, that was shelved until 1976.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 16 May 2025
That suggests the rhythms are learned and under the control of the drummer — both important attributes of the rhythms that are integral to human language.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 May 2025
Alice in Chains have canceled their upcoming tour after their drummer suffered a medical emergency.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 May 2025
The sessions document Motörhead coming into their own after the departures of guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox in March 1976; that lineup, with Taylor drumming variously, recorded an LP, On Parole, that was shelved until 1976.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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drummer
noun
drum·mer
ˈdrəm-ər 
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: one that plays a drum
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