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Rickenbacker

American  
[rik-uhn-bak-er] / ˈrɪk ənˌbæk ər /

noun

  1. Edward Vernon Eddie, 1890–1973, U.S. aviator and aviation executive.


Example Sentences

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Mr Rickenbacker is no longer with us - the dollar is.

From BBC

It depicts Lemmy in his iconic pose singing up towards a microphone while playing a Rickenbacker bass guitar.

From BBC

Between bites of his first Seattle dog, lined thick with cream cheese, New Yorker John Rickenbacker said he’s relieved to see the city has a nightlife at all.

From Seattle Times

Among the supporting cast, Olivia Griffin and John Kent Rickenbacker Jr. provide the musical accompaniment, with Griffin’s music therapist/yoga teacher playing the guitar and Rickenbacker’s nurse beatboxing.

From Seattle Times

But for the finished song, the tape was slowed down: melting the edges of each note, making a Rickenbacker guitar sound like a sitar and muddying the ground below Lennon’s voice.

From New York Times