Definitions for rickenbacker
ˈrɪk ənˌbæk ərrick·en·back·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rickenbacker, Eddie Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon Rickenbackernoun

   the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973)

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1. Rickenbackernoun

   An electric guitar

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1. Rickenbacker

   Rickenbacker International Corporation is a string instrument manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California. The company is credited as the first known maker of electric guitars – a steel guitar in 1932 – and today produces a range of electric guitars and basses.Rickenbacker twelve-string guitars were favoured by George Harrison of the Beatles, Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, Pete Townshend of the Who, and Tom Petty. Players of the six-string include John Lennon of the Beatles, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Paul Weller of the Jam, John Kay of Steppenwolf, Peter Buck of R.E.M., Johnny Marr of the Smiths, Guy Picciotto of Fugazi, and Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles. Players who have used Rickenbacker basses include Paul McCartney of the Beatles, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Cliff Burton of Metallica, Roger Glover and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple, Chuck Panozzo of Styx, Dougie Thomson of Supertramp, Paul Wilson of Snow Patrol, Bruce Foxton of the Jam, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers, Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, Chris Squire of Yes, Geddy Lee of Rush, Al Cisneros of Sleep and Om, Paul D'Amour of Tool, Rick James, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, and Dave Strait of The Slow Death.

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1. rickenbacker

   Rickenbacker is a renowned company which produces electric guitars and bass guitars. It was established in 1931 by Adolph Rickenbacker and George Beauchamp under the name "Ro-Pat-In Corporation" and later changed to "Rickenbacker". The company is widely recognized for creating the first solid body electric guitar and for its unique guitar designs. They have been popular among many influential artists throughout decades in various music genres such as rock, pop, and jazz.

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1. Rickenbacker

   Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker, is an electric and bass guitar manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California. In 1932, the company became the world's first to produce electric guitars and eventually produced a range of electric and bass guitars.

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1. RICKENBACKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rickenbacker is ranked #46811 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rickenbacker surname appeared 454 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rickenbacker.
   
   51.1% or 232 total occurrences were Black.
   43.3% or 197 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce rickenbacker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rickenbacker in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rickenbacker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of rickenbacker in a Sentence

1. John Fogerty:

   I went pretty much for one tone, and I knew at that time that I wanted to play a Rickenbacker.

2. Roger McGuinn:

   I've always considered myself a folk singer, even though we strapped on Rickenbacker guitars and played pretty loud.

3. Nicholas Toth:

   We've had stone tools and meteorites on display at museums before, but The Rickenbacker Frying Pan is The Rickenbacker Frying Pan, so The Rickenbacker Frying Pan is totally exciting for us. We're thrilled.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rickenbacker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rickenbacker
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbacker
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rickenbacker
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html