Wurlitzer
name, noun
name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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).