noun
- a person who plays a drum.
- a commercial traveler or traveling sales representative.
- march to a different drummer, to be motivated by a different set of values than the average person.
noun
- a person who plays a drum or set of drums
- mainly US a salesman, esp a travelling salesman
- Australian and NZ slang the slowest shearer in a team
1570s, agent noun from drum (v.).
see march to a different beat (drummer).