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: 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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In The Gales of November, drummer Bill Keane said that the first take - also the first time the band ever played it - was the version that ended up on the album.
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NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The swap also means that Radiohead can now arguably be said to have joined the very long list of bands — including Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses, the Who, Oasis, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, and Primus — who parted ways with a drummer this year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
My buddy Steve Murphy, drummer and local music cognoscente, told me about a new club, Le Teendezvous, down Seven Bridges Road in Shrewsbury.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Four-time Oscar-nominated Dan Romer composed the score and the film features the first acting role of Femi Koleoso, the drummer and leader of the BRIT Award and Mercury Music Prize winning British jazz group Ezra Collective.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The swap also means that Radiohead can now arguably be said to have joined the very long list of bands — including Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses, the Who, Oasis, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, and Primus — who parted ways with a drummer this year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
My buddy Steve Murphy, drummer and local music cognoscente, told me about a new club, Le Teendezvous, down Seven Bridges Road in Shrewsbury.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Four-time Oscar-nominated Dan Romer composed the score and the film features the first acting role of Femi Koleoso, the drummer and leader of the BRIT Award and Mercury Music Prize winning British jazz group Ezra Collective.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drummer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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drummer
noun
drum·mer
ˈdrəm-ər 
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: one that plays a drum
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