Wurlitzer

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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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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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