drumstern.
/ˈdrʌmstə/, U.S. /ˈdrəmstər/ Now rare (chiefly colloquial in later use).
= drummer n. 1.
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drumslade1513
swash-man1533
drum?1535
drumsler1541
drummer1574
drumster1581
swasher1600
drum man1645
drum boy1758
stick1909
skin-beater1936
1581 W. Averell Life & Death Charles & Iulia sig. H.iii The Phife and Drumster with his stickes, to make the Drum to iarre.
1586 in J. Stow Survey of London (1720) II. v. xxxii. 452/1 Ensigne-Bearers and Sergeantes with a fit Drumster.
?1595 in E. Arber Transcript Reg. Company of Stationers 1554–1640 (1875) I. 573 Gyven to the woman at the hall xijd and to the Dromster on my lorde maiours Daye ijs.
1614 A. Spalding tr. G. Arthus Dialogues Eng. & Malaiane Langs. 3/1 What meaneth it..that a certaine Elephant goeth couered with red cloath, before which drumsters and trumpeters goe?
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tympanist, a Drumster or Taberer.
1844 W. Thom Rhymes & Recoll. 152 A carlie cam' to our toun, An' bade our drumster rair an' soun'.
1914 Atlanta Constit. 11 May 10/2 If ever did a bunch do a full day's work, it was this aggregation of drumsters and bugle punishers.
2008 Gizmodo (Nexis) 14 Sept. We didn't get a chance to test the cymbal add-on, which should add an extra layer of complexity for experienced drumsters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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