Defn: .
1. The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of drummers.
2. The marching leader of a military band. [U.S.]
3. A noisy gathering. [R.] See under Drum, n.,
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DRUMMER
Drum"mer, n.
1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching.
2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fish that makes a sound when caught; as: (a) The squeteague. (b) A California sculpin.