49er

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. historical
    — The old prospector told them how, in the days of the 49ers, […] the Mexicans had been treated in a way they had practically never forgiven. The land was free. Discovery and appropriation of a mining claim gave title, provided it was staked out and a notice scratched on a tin plate affixed to the claim stake, and likewise provided that the size of the claim accorded with the crude ruling for that region.
  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).

词形变化

49ers plural forty-niner alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English 49
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English 49er
From 49 + -er.
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