Meanings
plural Wurlitzers
- 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
1971, Joni Mitchell, “The Last Time I Saw Richard”, in Blue1 more example
Frenchy was dancin' over by the jukebox, the old Wurlitzer with the neon-type lights that wrapped in an arc over the top and down almost to the floor. Well, it's an old Wurlitzer now but it was pretty new then.
2004, Sam Nelson, The Addict, page 75
Origin
- GermanWurlitzer
- EnglishWurlitzer
Borrowed from German Wurlitzer; the jukebox is named after Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831-1914).
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