drummer

[DrumĀ·mer]

A drummer is a musician who plays the drums. The drummer in a rock band might play a huge set of many different drums and other percussion instruments.

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

Noun
someone who plays a drum


n.
One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching.

n.
One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler.

n.
A fish that makes a sound when caught

n.
The squeteague.

n.
A California sculpin.

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


Drummer

Drum"mer , n. 1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching. 2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. 3. (Zo'94l.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as: (a) The squeteague. (b) A California sculpin. 4. (Zo'94l.) A large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.

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

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Usage Examples

There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a constant conversation and communication between musicians on an extremely high level with extremely valuable material, motifs, and melodies.

Well, we didn't have our original drummer on our last record. And most of that album was not played as a band in the studio. It was mostly the world of computers and overdubs. There was very few things played live or worked out as a band.

I saw a drummer play once when I was a kid and I thought, that's really cool. You know, you're moving. You're using your arms and fingers. So I tried it and I loved it.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical he has no freedom.

I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.

But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.

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