Meanings
nounhumbucker (plural humbuckers)
plural humbuckers
- entertainmentA pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to reduce buzzing noise caused by mains frequency.
Synonyms: humbucking pickup
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to reduce buzzing noise caused by mains frequency.
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Origin
From hum (“noise”) + buck (“resist, overcome”) + -er.
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APA
humbucker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humbucker
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“humbucker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humbucker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humbucker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humbucker.
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