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noun

Drum major n. .

The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of drummers.

The marching leader of a military band. (U.S.)

A noisy gathering. (R.) See under Drum, n., 4.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Drum major" Quotes from Famous Books

... the right, an officer walked backwards with an automatic pistol balanced on his finger, smiling, pulling his men along like a drum major. A shell or something hit him. He disappeared in a welter of blood and half a dozen of the front file fell ...

— A Yankee in the Trenches • R. Derby Holmes

... drum major, watching their new commander with critical eyes, were quite enough in themselves to disconcert any man. I never told you what happened to that band once upon a time! It was before we came to the regiment, and when headquarters were at Fort Dodge, Kansas. Colonel Mills, at ...

— Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 • Frances M.A. Roe

Words linked to "Drum major" : drum majorette, music director, conductor, director