"Fiver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Fivers [plural]
Etymology: five + -er (“supporter”) or + -er (occupational suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|five|er|id2=ideology|t2=supporter}} five + -er (“supporter”), {{suf|en||er|id2=occupation|pos2=occupational suffix}} + -er (occupational suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fiver (plural Fivers)
  1. (Islam) A Zaidi Shi'a Muslim. Categories (topical): Islam, Fans (people), Five, Science fiction Related terms: Twelver, Sevener
    Sense id: en-Fiver-en-noun-gm51Yhff Disambiguation of Fans (people): 48 52 Disambiguation of Five: 91 9 Disambiguation of Science fiction: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (ideology), English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (ideology): 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 86 14 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (fandom slang) A fan of the American science-fiction television series Babylon 5. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), Science fiction, Television
    Sense id: en-Fiver-en-noun-iD1Xs8Aa Disambiguation of Fans (people): 48 52 Disambiguation of Science fiction: 46 54 Disambiguation of Television: 22 78 Topics: lifestyle

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