"bikemaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bikemakers [plural]
Etymology: bike + maker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bike|maker}} bike + maker Head templates: {{en-noun}} bikemaker (plural bikemakers)
  1. A person or company which manufactures bicycles or motorbikes.
    Sense id: en-bikemaker-en-noun-j21Ir995 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009 September 10, Alex Williams, “Whose Bike Are You Wearing?”, in New York Times",
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