DRUM MAJOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drum major mean? 

• DRUM MAJOR (noun)
  The noun DRUM MAJOR has 1 sense:

1. the leader of a marching band or drum corps

  Familiarity information: DRUM MAJOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRUM MAJOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The leader of a marching band or drum corps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("drum major" is a kind of...):

conductor; director; music director (the person who leads a musical group)

Derivation:

drum majorette (a female drum major)