Usually means: Leader of marching band performances.
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General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. drum major: Merriam-Webster
  2. drum major: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. drum major: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. drum major: Collins English Dictionary
  5. drum major: Vocabulary.com
  6. drum-major, drum major: Wordnik
  7. drum major: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. drum major: Wiktionary
  9. drum major: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. drum major: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Drum major, drum major: Dictionary.com
  12. Drum-major, Drum major (marching band), Drum major (military), Drum major: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Drum major: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. drum major: Rhymezone
  15. Drum major: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. drum-major: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  17. drum major: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  18. drum major: FreeDictionary.org
  19. drum major: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. drum major: TheFreeDictionary.com
  21. drum major: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (drum major)

▸ noun:  One who conducts and commands a marching band.

Similar:
major, bandmaster, drumline, drillmaster, trumpet major, band chief, commander, director of music, commandant, bandleading, more...

Opposite:
drummer, follower, subordinate, band member

Types:
military, corps-style, show-style, collegiate, high school, parade, competition, professional, more...

Phrases:
drum major in action, more...

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Similar:
major, bandmaster, drumline, drillmaster, trumpet major, band chief, commander, director of music, commandant, bandleading, more...

Opposite:
drummer, follower, subordinate, band member

Types:
military, corps-style, show-style, collegiate, high school, parade, competition, professional, more...

Phrases:
drum major in action, more...



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