Definitions for drummer
ˈdrʌm ərdrum·mer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. drummernoun

   someone who plays a drum

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drummernoun

   One who plays the drums.

2. drummernoun

   travelling salesman

3. Etymology: drum (the instrument) + -er

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drummernoun

   He whose office it is to beat the drum.

   Etymology: from drum.

   Drummer, strike up, and let us march away. William Shakespeare, H. IV.

   Here rows of drummers stand in martial file,
   And with their vellum-thunder shake the pile. John Gay, Trivia.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drummer

   A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's equipment includes a drum kit (or "drum set" or "trap set"), which includes various drums, cymbals and an assortment of accessory hardware such as pedals, standing support mechanisms, and drum sticks. Particularly in the traditional music of many countries, drummers use individual drums of various sizes and designs rather than drum kits. Some use only their hands to strike the drums.In larger ensembles, the drummer may be part of a rhythm section with other percussionists playing. These musicians provide the timing and rhythmic foundation which allow the players of melodic instruments, including voices, to coordinate their musical performance. Some famous drummers include: Max Roach, Ringo Starr (The Beatles), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Ginger Baker (Cream), Keith Moon (The Who), Neil Peart (Rush), Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Brian Blade, Jack DeJohnette, Tim "Herb" Alexander (Primus), Phil Rudd (AC/DC), Roger Taylor (Queen), Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Travis Barker (Blink-182), Phil Collins (Genesis), Rick Allen (Def Leppard), Alex Van Halen (Van Halen), Tré Cool (Green Day), Dave Grohl (Nirvana), Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), and James “The Rev” Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold). As well as the primary rhythmic function, in some musical styles, such as world, jazz, classical, and electronica, the drummer is called upon to provide solo and lead performances, at times when the main feature of the music is the rhythmic development. Drummers tend to possess considerable stamina and hands-eyes-legs coordination. There are many tools that a drummer can use for either timekeeping or soloing. These include cymbals (china, crash, ride, splash, hi-hats, etc.), snare, toms, auxiliary percussion (bells, Latin drums, cowbells, temple blocks) and many others. There are also single, double, and triple bass pedals that drummers may use for the bass drum.

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1. drummer

   A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, typically as part of a band or orchestra. This involves striking various parts of the drums with sticks or hands to produce different sounds and rhythms. A drummer can play a range of instruments including snare drums, cymbals, bass drums and other percussion instruments. They may also use electronic drum kits and may be involved in songwriting, singing or other forms of musicianship.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drummernoun

   one whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching

2. Drummernoun

   one who solicits custom; a commercial traveler

3. Drummernoun

   a fish that makes a sound when caught

4. Drummernoun

   the squeteague

5. Drummernoun

   a California sculpin

6. Drummernoun

   a large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call

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1. Drummer

   A drummer is a musician who plays drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a wide assortment of musical genres. The term percussionist applies to a musician who performs struck musical instruments of numerous diverse shapes, sizes and applications. Most contemporary western ensembles bands for rock, pop, jazz, R&B etc. include a drummer for purposes including but not limited to timekeeping. Most drummers of this particular designation work within the context of a larger contingent that may also include, keyboard and/or guitar, auxiliary percussion and bass. Said ensembles may also include melodic based mallet percussion including but not limited to: vibraphone, marimba and/or xylophone. The rhythm section, being the core metronomic foundation with which other melodic instruments, including voices, may present the harmonic/melodic portion of the material.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drummer

   The marine who beats the drum, and whose pay is equivalent to that of a private of fourteen years' standing. Also, a singular fish of the corvinas kind, which has the faculty of emitting musical noises, whence it has acquired the name of crocros.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drummer

   The soldier who plays a drum. The majority of drummers are boys, generally the sons of soldiers. In former times it was the part of a drummer’s duty to flog men sentenced to corporal punishment.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DRUMMER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Drummer is ranked #14050 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Drummer surname appeared 2,143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Drummer.
   
   57.9% or 1,242 total occurrences were Black.
   37.6% or 806 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 46 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Percussionist

How to pronounce drummer?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drummer in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drummer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of drummer in a Sentence

1. Rich Robinson:

   I love my brother and respect his talent, but his present demand that I must give up my equal share of the band and that our drummer for 28 years and original partner, Steve Gorman, relinquish 100 percent of his share, reducing him to a salaried employee, is not something I could agree to.

2. Henry David Thoreau:

   If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, how ever measured or far away.

3. Gary Rossington:

   Today I'm at a loss for words but I just remember Bob being a funny guy, my heart goes out to his family and God bless him and them in this sad time. He was a great great drummer.

4. Henry David Thoreau:

   If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

5. Rich Robinson:

   I love my brother and respect his talent but his present demand that I must give up my equal share of the band and that our drummer for 28 years and original partner, Steve Gorman, relinquish 100 percent of his share, reducing him to a salaried employee, is not something I could agree to.

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