49er

plural 49ers · alternative forty-niner

1. nauticalA class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres).
2. historicalA miner or other person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.

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   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.

   1922, Allen Chaffee, Unexplored!

   Synonyms: argonaut

3. American footballA player for the San Francisco 49ers, an NFL team.
4. hobbiesA student or player on a sports team at California State University, Long Beach (more commonly known as “Long Beach State”, founded in 1849).
5. hobbiesA student or player on a sports team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (more commonly known as “Charlotte” in a sports context).