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Pfizer en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfaɪzəɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfizer. The biotechnology company was named after one of its co-founders, German-American businessman Charles Pfizer (1824–1906).

Meanings

  1. A surname from German.
  2. An mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19, developed by BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer.
    • I will make only one comment: I have two Pfizers and a booster and a flu shot. That’s all I’m going to say. 2022 January 22, David Marchese, “Temple Grandin Wants Us to Think Differently About Kids Who Think Differently”, in The New York Times Magazine:
    • For the record, Stone has been quadruple-vaxxed against covid-19: “Two Sputniks and two Pfizers,” he says proudly. 2021 December 22, Ann Hornaday, “‘JFK’ at 30: Oliver Stone and the lasting impact of America’s most dangerous movie”, in The Washington Post:

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Deriveds

Pfizergate · Pfizer riser · Pfizermectin · Pfizer's rule of five · Pfizered

Relateds

Pizer · Fizer · Pfitzer · Pfitzner · Pfitz

Synonyms

Comirnaty · tozinameran

Translations (1)

de Pfizer (surname from German)

wikipedia: Charles Pfizer