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forty-eighter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
forty-eighter
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European who participated in or supported the Revolutions of 1848.

noun

An early participant of the California Gold Rush, arriving in California in 1848.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of forty-eighter.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

forty-eighters (plural) 48er (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

forty-niner

Questions

What does forty-eighter mean?
A European who participated in or supported the Revolutions of 1848.

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