forty-niner

noun

for·​ty-nin·​er ˌfȯr-tē-ˈnī-nər 

: one taking part in the rush to California for gold in 1849

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for forty-niner

• airliner
• combiner
• designer
• diviner
• eyeliner
• headliner
• pulvinar
• recliner
• refiner
• diner
• finer
• liner

Kids Definition

forty-niner

noun

for·​ty-nin·​er

ˌfȯrt-ē-ˈnī-nər

: a person who went to California in the gold rush of 1849