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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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Rob Hirst, the drummer and co-founder of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The rhythm section is relentlessly greasy, calibrated on Jerry Cortez’s expert guitar work, while VW and drummer Pete Antunes are simultaneously loose and tight, the sweet spot for funk.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Following a three-year studio hiatus and the arrest of their now-former drummer Joe Seiders on child pornography charges, Canadian indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers are returning March 27 with their new LP The Former Site Of.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
Charley Drayton joins on drums, replacing the disgraced former drummer Joe Seiders.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The rhythm section is relentlessly greasy, calibrated on Jerry Cortez’s expert guitar work, while VW and drummer Pete Antunes are simultaneously loose and tight, the sweet spot for funk.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Following a three-year studio hiatus and the arrest of their now-former drummer Joe Seiders on child pornography charges, Canadian indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers are returning March 27 with their new LP The Former Site Of.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
Charley Drayton joins on drums, replacing the disgraced former drummer Joe Seiders.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drummer. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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drummer
noun
drum·mer
ˈdrəm-ər 
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: one that plays a drum
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