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drumbeater

drumbeater noun: one who beats a drum.

Noun

drumbeater (plural drumbeaters)

  1. One who beats a drum.
  2. (figuratively) A propagandist.
    • He didn’t just cast a vote but was a drumbeater for the propaganda Mr. McClellan cites, including the neocon fantasies of a newly democratic Middle East.2008 June 1, Frank Rich, “McCain’s McClellan Nightmare”, in New York Times

Forms of drumbeater

pluraldrumbeaters

Origin of drumbeater

From drum + beater.

Questions about drumbeater

What does drumbeater mean?
Drumbeater means one who beats a drum.
What part of speech is drumbeater?
Drumbeater is a noun.
What is the plural of drumbeater?
The plural of drumbeater is drumbeaters.

Words near drumbeater in the dictionary

  1. drum-head courts
  2. drum-skin
  3. drum-skins
  4. Drumanure
  5. drumbeat
  6. drumbeater
  7. drumbeaters
  8. drumbeating
  9. drumbeatings
  10. drumbeats
  11. Drumbeg

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