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Definition of drummer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drummer

noun
 
/ˈdrʌmə(r)/
 
/ˈdrʌmər/
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  1. a person who plays a drum or drumsTopics Musicb1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDrummer is used after these nouns:
    • rock
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from the verb drum + -er.
Idioms
march to (the beat of) a different drummer/drum | march to a different beat/tune
  1. to behave in a different way from other people; to have different attitudes or ideas
    • She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer.
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