"Pfizer" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Pfizers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Pfizer. The biotechnology company was named after one of its co-founders, German-American businessman Charles Pfizer (1824–1906). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|de|Pfizer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} German Pfizer, {{bor+|en|de|Pfizer}} Borrowed from German Pfizer Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Pfizer (plural Pfizers)
  1. A surname from German. Translations (surname from German): Pfizer (German)
    Sense id: en-Pfizer-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname from German': 97 3
  2. An mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19, developed by BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer. Categories (topical): Coronavirus Synonyms: tozinameran (english: INN), Comirnaty (english: trade name) Derived forms: Pfizered, Pfizermectin, Pfizer riser, Pfizer's rule of five Related terms: Fizer, Pfitz, Pfitzer, Pfitzner, Pizer
    Sense id: en-Pfizer-en-name-3S47-JB1 Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

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