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Erase Program Read Only Memory asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

What is the meaning of this word "Drummers" in the context below?

Excerpt from a Louis L" Amour western novel: There were mining men, cattlemen there, gamblers, drifters and businessmen. There were "drummers" and cattle buyers and men just looking for something to put money into.

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  • bjk1961
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    1 decade ago
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    a commercial traveler or traveling sales representative.

    I guess that's where we get "drumming up business"

    Source(s): Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary
  • doug j
    5 years ago

    A traveling salesman would actually beat on a drum (or have someone do it for him) to let townspeople know he was around. Sort of like the ice cream truck ringing a bell or playing a jingle.

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