lowrider

noun

low·​rid·​er ˈlō-ˌrī-dər 

: a customized car with a chassis that has been lowered so that it narrowly clears the ground

Examples of lowrider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Columnist Gustavo Arellano chats with professor Denise Sandoval, who is perhaps the premier scholar on lowrider culture and also an exemplar of what an academic should be. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025

Next up in the Bullock's temporary gallery is a flashy show on lowriders. —Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Mar. 2024

Ricardo Valverde depicts lowriders in East Los Angeles embellishing American cars with flames, mariachi hats and Mexican flags. —Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025

Here’s what else viewers and visitors can look forward to, including lowriders and a new Nick Cave installation, retrospectives of painters from Grandma Moses to Amy Sherald, and a new fall start for the juried triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the National Portrait Gallery. —Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lowrider

• collider
• confider
• divider
• insider
• outsider
• provider
• cider
• cyder
• eider
• glider
• hider
• rider