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drummerless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English drummer Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English drummerless From drummer + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lacking a drummer
    • Just over a decade ago, the bassist Charlie Haden played a drummerless New York nightclub engagement with the pianist Kenny Barron. 2007 August 3, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times: