Wurlitzer
English
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Wurlitzer 3500 "Zodiac" Juke-box (1971)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wurlitzer; the jukebox is named after Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831-1914).
Proper noun
Wurlitzer (plural Wurlitzers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wurlitzer is the 208022nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 96 individuals.
Noun
Wurlitzer (plural Wurlitzers)
- A jukebox manufactured by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.
- 1971, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “The Last Time I Saw Richard”, in Blue:
- He put a quarter in the Wurlitzer, and he pushed / Three buttons and the thing began to whirr
- 2004, Sam Nelson, The Addict, page 75:
- 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.
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Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wurlitzer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.