sticksman
sticksman noun: a male drummer.
Noun
sticksman (plural sticksmen)
- A male drummer.
- This book reveals how drummers used the established drum kit when rock'n'roll first arrived, and how in the decades that followed players from D. J. Fontana with Elvis Presley to Police sticksman Stewart Copeland combined existing playing techniques to expand rock drumming.1997, Geoff Nicholls, Tony Bacon, The drum book
- Conceived by former Ramsey Lewis sticksman Maurice White, a blend of exquisite vocals and hackle-raising horn arrangements...1997, Roy Carr, A century of jazz
- Synonyms:
- stickman
Synonyms of sticksman
Forms of sticksman
| plural | sticksmen |
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Origin of sticksman
From sticks + -man.
Words formed from sticksman
Questions about sticksman
- What does sticksman mean?
- Sticksman means a male drummer.
- What part of speech is sticksman?
- Sticksman is a noun.
- What is the plural of sticksman?
- The plural of sticksman is sticksmen.
Words near sticksman in the dictionary
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