What does "chrysler" mean?

An automobile of this make. (Formerly, often used as an example of a luxury car (mid-20th century).)

Chrysler

name, noun

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Noun

1
An automobile of this make. (Formerly, often used as an example of a luxury car (mid-20th century).)
"He was driving a brand-new Chrysler."

Proper Noun

1
A motor vehicle brand (a make) owned by the Chrysler Corporation (1925–1998) and its successor corporations, most recently Stellantis. countable, uncountable
"a Chrysler dealership"
2
A former motor vehicle manufacturer, the Chrysler Corporation (1925–1998); its successor corporations still informally called by that name, most recently Stellantis's North American subsidiary. countable, uncountable
"From the 1920s through the 1960s, Chrysler was known within the automotive industry for impressive engineering."
3
A surname. countable

"From the 1920s through the 1960s, Chrysler was known within the automotive industry for impressive engineering."

From the motor company founded by and named after Walter Chrysler in 1925. Surname derives from German Kreißler.

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