trommelaar

• trommeler (obsolete)

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

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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)

• (percussionist): drummer, slagwerker, trommelslager

• trommelduif (“trumpeter / trumpeter pigeon”)

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