Library / English Dictionary

DRUMMER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who plays a drum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("drummer" is a kind of...):

percussionist (a musician who plays percussion instruments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drummer"):

timpanist; tympanist (a person who plays the kettledrums)

Instance hyponyms:

Richard Starkey; Ringo Starr; Starkey; Starr (rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940))

Derivation:

drum (play a percussion instrument)

drum (make a rhythmic sound)

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