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Drummer \Drum"mer\, n.
1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military
exercises and marching.
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2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq.
U.S.] --Bartlett.
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3. (Zool.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as:
(a) The squeteague.
(b) A California sculpin.
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4. (Zool.) A large West Indian cockroach ({Blatta gigantea})
which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.
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