drum major

drum ma·jor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [druhm mey-jer]
- /drʌm ˈmeɪ dʒər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [druhm mey-jer]
- /drʌm ˈmeɪ dʒər/

Definitions of drum major words

noun drum major the marching leader of a drum corps or a band. 1
countable noun drum major A drum major is an officer in the army who is in charge of the drummers in a military band, or who leads the band when they are marching. 0
countable noun drum major A drum major is a man who leads a marching band by walking in front of them. 0
noun drum major the noncommissioned officer, usually of warrant officer's rank, who is appointed to command the corps of drums of a military band and who is in command of both the drums and the band when paraded together 0
noun drum major a person who leads a marching band, keeping time with a baton 0
noun drum major One who conducts and commands a marching band. 0

See all 6 definitions of drum major

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Origin of drum major

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Drum major

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drum major

drum major popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drum major usage trend in Literature

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