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forty-niner
[ fawr-tee-nahy-ner ]
/ ˌfɔr tiˈnaɪ nər /
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noun
a person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush.
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Origin of forty-niner
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby forty-niner
forty-four, forty-fourth, Forty Hours, fortyish, forty-nine, forty-niner, forty-niners, forty-ninth, forty-ninth parallel, forty-one, fortypenny
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British Dictionary definitions for forty-niner
forty-niner
noun
(sometimes capital) US history a prospector who took part in the California gold rush of 1849
49er a type of dinghy, designed to be crewed by two people
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