drummer.
One who plays the drums.
Meaning & usage
One who plays the drums.
Kate is the lead guitarist, Luna is the drummer, and Izzy is the bass guitarist.
A drumstick (the lower part of a chicken or turkey leg).
Any of various fish of the family Kyphosidae, which make a drumming sound.
Where this word comes from
From drum + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).
A housebreaker.
A travelling salesman.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English drum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English drummer From drum (“house”) + -er.
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