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DRUM MAJOR

\dɹˈʌm mˈe͡ɪd͡ʒə], \dɹˈʌm mˈe‍ɪd‍ʒə], \d_ɹ_ˈʌ_m m_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə]\

Definitions of DRUM MAJOR

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of drummers.
The marching leader of a military band.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The major or chief drummer of a regiment.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Chief of a military band.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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