49er

English Alternative forms en forty-niner Etymology en :af 49 -er<id:occupation> + 1 Noun en nautical A class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres). en historical A miner or other person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849. en argonaut en 1922 Unexplored! Allen Chaffee https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33725/pg33725-images.html The old prospector told them how, in the days of the 49ers, (vivid recollections of which his father had collated to his youthful ears), 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. en American football A player for the San Francisco 49ers, an NFL team. en 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). en 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). Further reading 49er (dinghy) San Francisco 49ers Charlotte 49ers Long Beach State 49ers en California, USA Gold Historical events History of the United States People Watercraft