"49er" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 49ers [plural], forty-niner [alternative]
Etymology: From 49 + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|49|er|id2=occupation}} 49 + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} 49er (plural 49ers)
  1. (nautical) A class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres).
    Sense id: en-49er-en-noun-rWbQ47z7 Categories (other): Nautical, Watercraft Disambiguation of Watercraft: 100 0 0 0 0 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (historical) A miner or other person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Tags: historical Synonyms: argonaut
    Sense id: en-49er-en-noun-Ae1S~ghn Categories (other): Gold, Historical events, People Disambiguation of Gold: 1 48 13 30 7 Disambiguation of Historical events: 18 29 15 19 19 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0 0
  3. (American football) A player for the San Francisco 49ers, an NFL team.
    Sense id: en-49er-en-noun-wmQSDZqE Categories (other): Football (American) Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (sports) A student or player on a sports team at California State University, Long Beach (more commonly known as “Long Beach State”, founded in 1849).
    Sense id: en-49er-en-noun-jRghD7sr Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, California, USA, History of the United States Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 9 58 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 7 14 11 52 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 12 9 63 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 12 10 62 13 Disambiguation of California, USA: 2 21 13 55 10 Disambiguation of History of the United States: 2 10 15 62 10 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (sports) 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).
    Sense id: en-49er-en-noun-j8nqIwaC Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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