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Definition: Drummer |
DrummerNoun1. Someone who plays a drum. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "drummer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references) |
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19th Century Satire | Something noisy, but impossible to beat. From the Grk. drimus, meaning sharp. Hence, something sharp, that always carries its point and sticks whoever it can. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Occupations | Tends revolving drum that tumbles fur pelts in moist sawdust and fuller's earth to soften pelts and clean fur used in making felt hats: Opens bales of skins, using knife or wirecutter. Shovels sawdust and fuller's earth into drum, pours water onto sawdust and fuller's earth, and stirs with shovel until sawdust and fuller's earth are saturated. Dumps skins into drum and starts drum revolving for specified time or until skins appear sufficiently clean and soft for further processing. May shake sawdust and fuller's earth from pelts [SHAKER (hat & cap)]. (references) |
Post & Telecom | A mode that dials a number repeatedly and provides information on the calls. Source: European Union. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | DRUMMER. A jockey term for a horse that throws about his fore legs irregularly: the idea is taken from a kettle drummer, who in beating makes many flourishes with his drumsticks. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A drum is a musical percussion instrument, consisting of a membrane which is usually stretched taut over a cylindrical tube that is open at the other end. The membrane is struck, either with the hand or some other object, and the tube forms a resonating chamber for the resulting sound. A drummer is a person who plays the drums.
Examples of drums:
In the Sachs-Hornbostel scheme of musical instrument classification, drums belong to the membranophone class.
- bass drum
- snare drum
- tom-tom drum
- timpani
- bongo drum
- djembe
- ashiko
- djun-djun
- Darabuka
- bodhrán
- Dholak
See also:
- drum and bass
- drum kit
- drum machine
- musical instrument
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Drum."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a sole percussionist (drummer), usually for jazz, rock, or other types of contemporary music. Such a kit has been an integral part of most popular music since the jazz of the 1920s until the arrival of synthesised percussion replaced drums in some electronic music.
Early drum kits were known as traps kits and consisted of a pedal-operated bass drum, a snare drum on a stand, a small cymbal and other small percussion instruments mounted on the bass drum or a small table, all played with drum sticks or brushes except for the bass drum. This name now survives in the term traps case still given to a case used by a kit drummer (or any percussionist) to transport stands, pedals, sticks, and miscellaneous percussion instruments other than drums and cymbals.
An extended 4-piece kitThe exact collection of percussion instruments in a drum kit varies greatly according to the style of music being played and the preferences (and financial resources) of the drummer, but at a minimum a kit usually contains a bass drum mounted on the floor and played with a pedal, a snare drum on a stand, two or three tom-tom drums, some of which are mounted on top of the bass drum and the largest typically free-standing alongside it (on the floor - hence the word "floor tom"), a hi-hat (usually to the left of the bass drum, near the snare), a ride cymbal and a crash cymbal arranged on stands so that they are conveniently reachable above the snare and tom-toms. The drummer sits directly behind the bass drum, with their left foot on the hi-hat's pedal and their right on the bass pedal. They will be equipped with either drumsticks or brushes to play the other instruments in the kit.
Additions that drummers add may include a second bass drum, additional toms (either extending the range of the original set or occasionally providing a second set with a different tone), more cymbals, tambourines, woodblocks, cowbells, and electronic pads that trigger synthesisers when struck by a drumstick, amongst others. Some drummers, such as Neil Peart and Terry Bozzio have gone to extreme lengths and built massive kits including features such as ranges of tuned tom-toms, allowing them to contribute melodically as well as rhythmically.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Drum kit."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit.Drummers are traditionally the butt of other musicians' jokes. An example: "What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians? A drummer". Compare with the viola, the butt of classical musicians' jokes.
In reality, good drummers are expert musicians with an acute ear for rhythm, who act as the driving rhythmic force for the entire musical group. Some cultures have drum music, music that is performed by drums alone.
See List of drummers
See also: percussionist
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Drummer."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Consignee | Traveler, bagman, commis-voyageur, touter, commercial traveler, drummer, traveling man. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Drummer |
| English words defined with "drummer": Richard Starkey, Ringo Starr, ruffed grouse ♦ Starr. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "drummer": SHEEPSKIN FIDDLER ♦ TORMENTER OF SHEEP SKIN, Trunk. (references) |
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Screenplays | Well, aside from the fact that most magic shop owners in Sunnydale have the life expectancy of a Spinal Tap drummer, have you ever run a store before (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) By the way, that drummer you're listening to (Freaks and Geeks; writing credit: Paul Feig; Judd Apatow) What? That's Neal Pert, he's the greatest drummer alive (Freaks and Geeks; writing credit: Paul Feig; Judd Apatow) | |
Lyrics | And when the drummer starts beating that beat (TURN THE BEAT AROUND; performing artist: Gloria Estefan) Until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus (Once Bitten Twice Shy; performing artist: Great White) Sound of the funky drummer ("Fight the Power"; performing artist: Public Enemy) The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then ("Everyday People"; performing artist: Sly & The Family Stone) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Drummer and the Bloke (1968) Two Little Drummer Boys (1928) The Lady Drummer (1916) Molly the Drummer Boy (1914) | |
Song Titles | Little Drummer Boy, The (performing artist: Steel Drums) Female Drummer (performing artist: Steeleye Span) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Marine Guard paraded on deck, while the ship was docked at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, during the 1880s. Note the bugler and drummer at left, with a IX-inch Dahlgren gun behind them. Credit: NAVY. |  | Two images of Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones in performance, drummer Keith Richards in background. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Portrait of Pvt. Joph White, drummer boy, Virginia Regiment, C.S.A. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Drummer boys off duty, playing cards in camp, winter of 1862. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Drummer and bagpipe player in Scottish uniform. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | U.S.S. Massachusetts buglers and drummer. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Drummer boy, taking a rest, Culpeper, Va.] / EF. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | A watched pot never boils ; A tasty supper ; Drummer boys ; Played out / Edwin Forbes. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Marine drummer at Parris Island, S.C.?. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Charlotte Hall Military Academy. Trumpeters and drummer on steps. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Drummer 01" by Jorge Sifuentes Commentary: "Esta foto fue tomada por VCR en la Huasteca, N.L." | "Drummer" by Danny Molina Commentary: "Storm beat." |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A sergeant of the English Guards, the best boxer in England, reputed invulnerable by his comrades, had been killed by a little French drummer. |
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| "Drummer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.12% of the time. "Drummer" is used about 287 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.12% | 273 | 17,765 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.88% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Total | 100.00% | 287 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "drummer" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Drummer | Last name | 1,000 | 11,563 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "drummer": drummer boy. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "drummer": drummer-boy, drummer-cum-guitarist, drummer-cum-taxidriver, drummer-girl. | |
Ending with "drummer": ex-drummer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
drummer | 475 | different drummer | 21 |
modern drummer | 148 | drag drop drummer | 20 |
drummer wanted | 47 | rock drummer | 16 |
drummer female | 41 | buddy drummer icon | 15 |
piper and drummer | 40 | pc drummer | 14 |
famous drummer | 40 | drummer picture | 14 |
drummer boy | 34 | drummer greatest | 13 |
drummer world | 33 | drummer gift | 12 |
boy campground drummer | 33 | collective drummer | 12 |
drummer female photo | 30 | drummer needed | 11 |
little drummer boy | 29 | christian drummer | 11 |
drummer joke | 29 | deftones drummer | 10 |
drummer magazine | 29 | drummer great | 10 |
best drummer | 29 | drummer forum | 10 |
drummer girl | 28 | world best drummer | 9 |
jazz drummer | 27 | available drummer | 9 |
drummer girl links | 25 | boy chickamauga drummer | 9 |
virtual drummer | 24 | band drummer looking | 9 |
drummer female links | 23 | drummer fastest world | 8 |
modern drummer magazine | 21 | civil war drummer boy | 8 |
drummer web site | 8 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "drummer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | daullexhi, tamburist (timpanist), lodërtar, baterist, agjent shitjesh. (various references) | |
Arabic | طبال, بائع متجول (crier, duffer, hawker, huckster, peddler, pedlar, purveyor, street hawker, tout). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | търговски пътник (bagman, commercial, rep, salesman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman), барабанист. (various references) | |
Chinese | 鼓手. (various references) | |
Czech | bubeník (percussionist). (various references) | |
Danish | drummer. (various references) | |
Dutch | trommelslager, trommelaar, tamboer. (various references) | |
Esperanto | tamburisto. (various references) | |
Finnish | soitontoistaja, rumpali. (various references) | |
French | tambour (drum), percussionniste, marchand ambulant, commerçant à bagage, batteur (drum, threshing drum). (various references) | |
Frisian | tromslagger. (various references) | |
German | trommler, tambour, schlagzeuger (percussionist). (various references) | |
Greek | ντραμίστας, τυμπανικός επαναλήπτης κλήσης, τυμπανιστήσ (timpanist, tympanist), τυμπανιστής. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתופף, תפף. (various references) | |
Hungarian | dobos, üzletszerző (solicitor), ügynök (agent, bagman, broker, business agent, factor, goer between, mole, scrivener, solicitor, spy). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pemukul gendang. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 鼓手 , ドミノ理論 (car rental agency, de Morgan, domain, domestic, domestic science, domino theory, draft, draft beer, drag, drag bunt, drag race, dragging, dragon, drama, dramatic, dramatist, drastic, dried sausage, drive, drive in, drive serve, drive-in bank, drive-in restaurant, drive-in theater, driver, drive-through, driveway, driving, driving club, driving contest, drugstore, drum, drum machine, drum solo, drumming, drum-set, dry, dry cleaning, dry curry, dry cut, dry flower, dry gin, dry ice, dry martini, dry milk, dry paint, dry shampoo, dry shaving, dry skin, dry suit, dryer, drypoint, longest drive contest, road map, screwdriver, trip by car). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ドラマー , こしゅ (clinging, employer, head of a household, last year's sake, old sake, one's former master, well-cured sake). (various references) | |
Korean | 드러머. (various references) | |
Manx | drummeyder. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ummerdray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tambor (bass drum, drum set, drum-fish, pulley, reel, roll, roller, tambour), pessoaquetocatambor, caixeiro-viajante (bagman, drum-fish, rider, salesman, traveler, traveller). (various references) | |
Romanian | toboşar, tambur (cylinder, drum, reel, roller, tambour), comis-voiajor (bagman, commercial traveller, outrider, traveller, travelling salesman). (various references) | |
Russian | бродяга (bum, derelict, dosser, drifter, gadabout, gadder, hobo, landloper, landlouper, maverick, nomad, prowler, rambler, rogue, runabout, runagate, stroller, sundowner, tramp, tramper, vagabond, vagrant), барабанщик (drumfish). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dobošar (tambour), trgovački putnik (bagman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, traveling salesman), bubnjar. (various references) | |
Spanish | tambor (drum, side drum), marcador de repetición, lo de tambor, batería (bank, battery, battery deck, drums, pile, shore battery, skins). (various references) | |
Swedish | trumslagare (drum), handelsresande (commercial traveller), batterist (timpanist). (various references) | |
Thai | คนตีกลอง. (various references) | |
Turkish | davulcu (timpanist), trampetçi, pazarlamacı (commercial traveler, commercial traveller, marketing assocoate, saleslady, salesman, salesperson, saleswoman, traveler, traveller). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | комівояжер (bagman, outrider, salesman, solicitor, tout, traveller), бродяга (abraham-man, bush-whacker, gadabout, hobo, loafer, needy, nomad, prowler, rambler, runabout, runagate, stroller, tourist, tramp, vagabond, vagrant, waif), барабанщик. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | kẻ lang thang. (various references) | |
Welsh | tabyrddwr. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "drummer": drummers. (additional references) | |
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"Drummer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: crummery, daumer, Doumer, drammen, Drimmer, Droemer, Dromora, druma, drume, drumer, drumet, drummel, Drummie, rummer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "drummer" (pronounced dru"mer) |
| 3 | -u" m er | dumber, bummer, comer, hummer, midsummer, plumber, summer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-m-m-r-r-u" | |
-1 letter: murder, rummer. | |
-2 letters: demur, mured, murre, ruder. | |
-3 letters: derm, drum, dure, durr, mure, murr, rude, rued, ruer. | |
-4 letters: due, emu, err, med, mem, mud, mum, red, rem, rue, rum, umm, urd. | |
-5 letters: de, ed, em, er, me, mm, mu, re, um. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-m-m-r-r-u" | |
+1 letter: drummers, murmured. | |
+3 letters: bemurmured. | |
+5 letters: unprogrammed, unremembered. | |
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