name
Meaning 1
Synonym of Big Dipper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Big Dipper
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bandwagon
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/ without æ-raising
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[ˈbeə̯ndˌwæɡ.ən] æ-raising
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[ˈbɛə̯ndˌwæɡ.ən] æ-raising
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/ˈbeə̯ndˌweɪ̯ɡ.ən/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada
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New-Zealand: /ˈbɛndˌwɛɡ.ən/
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 N D W AE2 G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A current movement that attracts wide support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To join a bandwagon (a current movement that attracts wide support).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jump on the bandwagon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wagon, waggon
noun
Meaning 6
a popular trend that attracts growing support
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vogue, trend, style
History
Etymology
From band + wagon.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: paraativaunu — large wagon to carry a band
- German: Musikantenwagen — large wagon to carry a band
- Polish: platforma — large wagon to carry a band
- Portuguese: trio elétrico — large wagon to carry a band
- Turkish: bando arabası — large wagon to carry a band
- Finnish: kelkka — (figuratively) current movement that attracts wide support
- Finnish: villitys — (figuratively) current movement that attracts wide support
- German: erfolgreiche Partei — (figuratively) current movement that attracts wide support
- German: erfolgreiche Seite — (figuratively) current movement that attracts wide support
- Spanish: tren del mame — (figuratively) current movement that attracts wide support
- Turkish: çoğunluk partisi — (figuratively) current movement that attracts wide support
- Turkish: grup vagon — (figuratively) current movement that attracts wide support