trommelaar
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- trommeler (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From the root of trommelen 'to drum, ruffle' (from trommel 'a drum') + -aar '-er'
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
trommelaar m (plural trommelaars, diminutive trommelaartje n)
- A drummer, percussionist
- Someone who drums (nervously) with his fingers
- (figuratively) An animal which drums, drills or makes a similar sound, notably woodpecker, cockroach and a pigeon specious
Synonyms[edit]
- (percussionist) drummer m, slagwerker m, trommelslager m
Derived terms[edit]
- trommelduif (pigeon species)