Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bikemaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bike-mak-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or company which manufactures bicycles or motorbikes.

Example Sentences

"Indeed, it was a Watertown, Mass., bikemaker named Sterling Elliot who turned out the first sulkies with small, steel-spoked wheels and pneumatic tires in 1892."
"Huffy Corp. this afternoon withdrew its offer in federal bankruptcy for rival bikemaker Schwinn/GT."
"He will be remembered for having co-authored one of the great American comeback stories: vaulting the 102-year-old Milwaukee bikemaker [Harley-Davidson Inc.] from the financial junkyard -- a near-bankruptcy experience -- to roaring success."
"And in June, Hublot, the luxury watchmaker, partnered with BMC, the Swiss bikemaker, to create a sleek black 11-speed, for about $20,000."

Etymology

From bike + maker.

Inflected Forms

bikemakers (plural)

Questions

What does bikemaker mean?: A person or company which manufactures bicycles or motorbikes.
Where does bikemaker come from?: From bike + maker.

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