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Chrysler

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K R AY1 S L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A motor vehicle brand (a make) owned by the Chrysler Corporation (1925–1998) and its successor corporations, most recently Stellantis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • a Chrysler dealership

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2

name

Meaning 2

A former motor vehicle manufacturer, the Chrysler Corporation (1925–1998); its successor corporations still informally called by that name, most recently Stellantis's North American subsidiary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • From the 1920s through the 1960s, Chrysler was known within the automotive industry for impressive engineering.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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noun

Meaning 4

An automobile of this make. (Formerly, often used as an example of a luxury car (mid-20th century).)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was driving a brand-new Chrysler.

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History

Etymology

From the motor company founded by and named after Walter Chrysler in 1925. Surname derives from German Kreißler.

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