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different drummers

different drummers is the plural of different drummer.

Meaning of different drummer

Noun

different drummer (usually uncountable, plural different drummers)

  1. (idiomatic, uncommon, usually) Someone or something that implies individuality, originality, or nonconformity.
    • If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.1854, Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Or, Life in the Woods, page 342

Questions about different drummers

What is different drummers the plural of?
Different drummers is the plural of different drummer.

Words near different drummers in the dictionary

  1. differendums
  2. different
  3. different breed of cat
  4. different clowns, same circus
  5. different drummer
  6. different drummers
  7. different ideal
  8. different stories
  9. different story
  10. different strokes
  11. different strokes for different folks

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