drummer

«drummer» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who plays the drums, for example in a band… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a drummer, drummers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A drummer is a person who plays the drums, for example in a band, orchestra or marching band. tree →

2) (older use) A drummer boy beat a drum for marching soldiers. tree →

3) (US, old-fashioned) A travelling salesman. tree →

sense in the lessons

In music lessons and school bands; a drummer keeps the beat for everyone. Phrases: «the band's drummer», «drummer boy», «march to the beat of a different drummer» (to do things your own way).

examples

• My brother is the drummer in the school band. tree →
• The drummer kept a steady beat. tree →
• The drummer counted «one, two, three, four» before the song. tree →
• In old battles, a drummer boy marched with the soldiers. tree →
• She wants to be a drummer when she grows up. tree →
• He marches to the beat of a different drummer; he does things his own way. tree →
• The drummer beat a roll--a roll of joy. tree →

note

Double m: drummer, drumming. Related: drum, drumsticks. The drummer usually sits at the back of the stage with the drum kit.

In the corpora

• Many drummers and guitarists started on the recorder at school.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «drummer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.