n. 1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [ Colloq. U.S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as: (a) The squeteague. (b) A California sculpin. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call. [ 1913 Webster ]