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Wurlitzer

wur·lit·zer

US/ˈwɜrlɪtsɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States businessman (born in German) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914)

Origin

Borrowed from German Wurlitzer; the jukebox is named after Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831-1914).

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