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49er

49er noun: a class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres).

Noun

49er (plural 49ers)

  1. A class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres).
  2. (historical) A miner or other person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.
    • The old prospector told them how, in the days of the 49ers, […] the Mexicans had been treated in a way they had practically never forgiven. The land was free. Discovery and appropriation of a mining claim gave title, provided it was staked out and a notice scratched on a tin plate affixed to the...1922, Allen Chaffee, Unexplored!
    Synonyms:
    argonaut
  3. A player for the San Francisco 49ers, an NFL team.
  4. A student or player on a sports team at California State University, Long Beach (more commonly known as “Long Beach State”, founded in 1849).
  5. A student or player on a sports team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (more commonly known as “Charlotte” in a sports context).

Synonyms of 49er

Forms of 49er

plural49ers
alternative formforty-niner

Origin of 49er

From 49 + -er.

Questions about 49er

What does 49er mean?
49er means a class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres).
What part of speech is 49er?
49er is a noun.
What is the plural of 49er?
The plural of 49er is 49ers.

Words near 49er in the dictionary

  1. 48mo
  2. 48mos
  3. 48s
  4. 48th
  5. 49,XXXXY syndrome
  6. 49er
  7. 49ers
  8. 49th
  9. 4:20
  10. 4B
  11. 4BBB

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