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Iowa high school senior Miranda Estrada is a star student, a trumpet player and a drum major for the school’s marching band.
—Lilly Umana, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Before joining the Army in 2019, Moffett had served as the drum major in her high school marching band and participated in a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Julianna Farquharson from Conard High School spoke on King’s sermon about the drum major instinct that guides individuals in their desires and motivations to be the best.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
As in: If the State Fair were a high school, these 10 finalists are the class president, the homecoming kings and queens, the drum majors, the stars of the football team and the leads in the high school musical.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined above
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“Drum major.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20major. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
drum major
noun
: the leader of a marching band
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