drummer

[US]/'drʌmə/
[UK]/'drʌmɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.drummer
traveling salesman
pounding the pavement

Phrases & Collocations

talented drummer

rock band drummer

jazz drummer

professional drummer

Example Sentences

a drummer in electronic software.

the groove laid down by the drummer and bassist is tough and funky.

this drummer has paid his dues with the best.

Barra the drummer-boy was a gamin of Paris;

the drummer's wearing a beret he's liberated from Lord knows where.

Here was a type of the travelling canvasser for a manufacturing house--a class which at that time was first being dubbed by the slang of the day “drummers.

Real-world Examples

You knew the rules when you married a drummer.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

The Stones had searched for months to find a permanent drummer.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

And obviously, a drummer plays the drums!

Source: 6 Minute English

He was a carpenter and talented drummer.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

They were the different drummers, to whose beat a century marched without always even knowing it.

Source: Time

An adult drummer beat a tempo meant to mimic the speed of speech.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection September 2014

This is about job titles, back in the 19th Century, what kind of job was a drummer?

Source: 6 Minute English

He looked like the drummer from foreigner.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

That summer, the band was joined by drummer Pete Best.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

He began working as a drummer when he was a teenager.

Source: Stories of World Famous Actors and Stars

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