trommelaar

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • trommeler (obsolete)

Etymology

From trommel (“drum”) +‎ -aar (“-er”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

trommelaar m (plural trommelaars, diminutive trommelaartje n)

  1. drummer, percussionist
  2. someone who drums (nervously) with his fingers
  3. (figuratively) an animal which drums, drills or makes a similar sound, notably a woodpecker, a cockroach and a trumpeter (trumpeter pigeon)

Synonyms

  • (percussionist): drummer, slagwerker, trommelslager

Derived terms

  • trommelduif (“trumpeter / trumpeter pigeon”)
  • getrommel
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