English Explanatory Dictionary

49er

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres).
  2. A miner or other person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.
  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).

Word forms

49er 49ers forty-niner

Etymology

From 49 + -er.

Synonyms

argonaut
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