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rummer
English
Etymology 1
Partly from Dutch roemer, rummer (West Flanders); partly from Middle Low German römer; partly from German Römer (“person from Rome”). See also roemer; and for the etymology compare Romeware.
Noun
rummer (plural rummers)
- A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, typically with a short or heavy stem. [from 17th c.]
- 1793, James Boswell, in Danziger & Brady (eds.), Boswell: The Great Biographer (Journals 1789–1795), Yale 1989, p. 241:
- I won, and regaled myself with cold roast beef and rummers of punch.
- 1793, James Boswell, in Danziger & Brady (eds.), Boswell: The Great Biographer (Journals 1789–1795), Yale 1989, p. 241:
Etymology 2
Adjective
rummer
- comparative form of rum: more rum
Danish
Verb
rummer
- present of rumme
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drummer
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d??m?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d??m?/
- Rhymes: -?m?(?)
Etymology 1
drum (“instrument”) +? -er
Noun
drummer (plural drummers)
- (music) One who plays the drums.
- A drumstick (the lower part of a chicken or turkey leg).
- Any of various fish of the family Kyphosidae which make a drumming sound.
Synonyms
- (musician who plays drums): drummist, drumslade (obsolete), percussionist
- (salesman): hawker, peddler
Derived terms
Translations
Usage notes
The term drummer is usually used for contemporary or popular musicians, whereas a classical musician is typically called a percussionist.
Etymology 2
drum (“house”) +? -er
Noun
drummer (plural drummers)
- (Britain, slang) A housebreaker.
- 1999, Theatre Record (volume 19, issues 17-20)
- Bennett's central figure, Ray, is first and foremost a serial "drummer" (housebreaker in crim-speak), and only secondly a human being, […]
- 1999, Theatre Record (volume 19, issues 17-20)
- (dated, slang) A travelling salesman.
- You know what life on the road is like — these poor salesmen when they don't sell some big account they been counting on why they go into one terrible slump they set there in the hotel room brooding over it and after a while they go out and meet some other drummer down in the lobby and start chewing the rag about all their troubles and then they get feeling so sorry they go across the street and commence drinking beer and about three hours later they come back to the room and write the house one of these here letters how rotten the product is.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English drummer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dr?.m?r/
- Hyphenation: drum?mer
- Rhymes: -?m?r
Noun
drummer m (plural drummers, diminutive drummertje n)
- (music) A drummer, especially one who plays a drum kit.
Synonyms
- percussionist
- slagwerker
- trommelaar
Related terms
- drumstel
French
Alternative forms
- drummeur
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?œ.mœ?/
Noun
drummer m or f (plural drummers, feminine drummeuse)
- drummer
Synonyms
- batteur
Further reading
- “drummer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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