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Pfizer

US/ˈfaɪzəɹ/

Pfizer proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Pfizer (plural Pfizers)

  1. A surname from German.
  2. An mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19, developed by BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer.
    • For the record, Stone has been quadruple-vaxxed against covid-19: “Two Sputniks and two Pfizers,” he says proudly.2021 December 22, Ann Hornaday, “‘JFK’ at 30: Oliver Stone and the lasting impact of America’s most dangerous movie”, in The Washington Post
    • I will make only one comment: I have two Pfizers and a booster and a flu shot. That’s all I’m going to say.2022 January 22, David Marchese, “Temple Grandin Wants Us to Think Differently About Kids Who Think Differently”, in The New York Times Magazine
    Synonyms:
    tozinameran, Comirnaty

Synonyms of Pfizer

Forms of Pfizer

pluralPfizers

Origin of Pfizer

Borrowed from German Pfizer. The biotechnology company was named after one of its co-founders, German-American businessman Charles Pfizer (1824–1906).

Words formed from Pfizer

Phrases with Pfizer

Questions about Pfizer

What does Pfizer mean?
Pfizer means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Pfizer?
Pfizer is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pfizer?
Pfizer is pronounced /ˈfaɪzəɹ/ (US).

Words near Pfizer in the dictionary

  1. Pfitzer's juniper
  2. Pfitzinger reaction
  3. Pfitzinger reactions
  4. Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation
  5. Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations
  6. Pfizer
  7. Pfizer Riser
  8. Pfizer Risers
  9. Pfizer's rule of five
  10. Pfizer-riser
  11. Pfizer-risers

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