"lowrider" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-lowrider.oga [US] Forms: lowriders [plural]
Etymology: low + rider Etymology templates: {{compound|en|low|rider}} low + rider Head templates: {{en-noun}} lowrider (plural lowriders)
  1. A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging. Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-lowrider-en-noun-dF-6tEu6 Disambiguation of Automotive: 71 19 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 24 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 81 14 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 14 5 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 67 18 15
  2. (slang) The driver or a frequent passenger of such a vehicle. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-lowrider-en-noun-8IhlbFzy
  3. Attributive form of lowriders. Tags: attributive, form-of Form of: lowriders
    Sense id: en-lowrider-en-noun-v~c09IwA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lowrider bicycle Related terms: lowriders

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