Phrase guide

drum major

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who conducts and commands a marching band.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the leader of a marching band or drum corps

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conductor, music director, director

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: tamburmajor — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Dutch: tamboer-maître — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Esperanto: tamburmajoro — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Finnish: marssikapellimestari — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Finnish: tampuurimajuri — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • French: tambour-major — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • German: Tambourmajor — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Irish: maor druma — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Japanese: 鼓手長 (koshūchō) — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Norman: tambour-mâjeur — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Polish: tamburmajor — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Russian: тамбурмажо́р (tamburmažór) — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Thai: ดรัมเมเยอร์ (dram-mee-yə̂ə) — one who conducts and commands a marching band
  • Turkish: tambur majör — one who conducts and commands a marching band