单词 | drummer |
释义 | drummer (once / 1643 pages) n A drummer is a musician who plays the drums. The drummer in a rock band might play a huge set of many different drums and other percussion instruments. A professional drummer could play in a marching band, a classical symphony, or a country and western group. A casual drummer can be someone who taps on the bongoes in a city park or takes drumming lessons and practices in her basement. The word drummer comes from drum, which has a Germanic, imitative root — it's a word that sounds like its meaning. WORD FAMILYdrummer: drummers+/drum: drum-like, drummed, drummer, drumming, drums/drumming: drummings USAGE EXAMPLESBut at least we owe the band for the far more interesting Father John Misty, its former drummer. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Few other drummers were as integral to the development of fusion as Mr. Mouzon, who combined volcanic intensity with a brisk attunement to dynamic flow. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) The band — still touring with the original lineup, which also includes lead guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D.J. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) n someone who plays a drum Exp|Hypo|Hyper Richard Starkey rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) timpanist, tympanist a person who plays the kettledrums percussionist a musician who plays percussion instruments |
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