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Meaning of FORTY-NINER

Pronunciation:  `fortee'nInur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
 
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 See Also: gold digger, gold miner, gold panner

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\For`ty-nin"er\, n.
One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in
1849; an argonaut. [Colloq., U. S.]
 
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