drum majornoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdrʌm ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˌdrʌm ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/the person who leads a marching musical group
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Musicians
- accompanist
- arrange
- bandleader
- bandmaster
- bandsman
- fiddler
- flautist
- flutist
- guitarist
- harpist
- one-hit wonder
- one-man band
- organ grinder
- organist
- pandit
- timpanist
- trombone
- trumpeter
- violinist
- violist
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Examples from literature
- A hundred yards away, to the right, an officer walked backwards with an automatic pistol balanced on his finger, smiling, pulling his men along like a drum major.
- I have seen pupils, trying to master the art ofbreathing, holding themselves as rigidly as drum majors.
- The father was strutting with all the importance of a drum major.
- Wise kings wear shabby clothes, and leave the gold lace to the drum major.
- With the heavy club he gave his wires a sure test, and between sections, first in play, afterward to keep his circulation going, he had acquired the skill of an expert drum major.