Wurlitzer

name, noun

name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A jukebox manufactured by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.

    "He put a quarter in the Wurlitzer, and he pushed / Three buttons and the thing began to whirr"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Example

More examples

"An additional round of restoration in 2019-2020 included rehabilitating the roof of the structure and repairing murals on the ceilings, as well as a refurbishment of the Wurlitzer organ."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wurlitzer; the jukebox is named after Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831-1914).

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