Pfizer

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Pfizer

/ˈfaɪzəɹ/ US

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

proper noun Pfizers

A surname from German.
An mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19, developed by BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer. For the record, Stone has been quadruple-vaxxed against covid-19: “Two Sputniks and two Pfizers,” he says proudly.
Similar: tozinameran, Comirnaty

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Closest in meaning: jamie, wais, faiz, pfister, pfeler, pfahler, pfaff, pfingsten, pfeil, pfarr, pflug, pfeffer, pfeifer, pflieger, pfenning, fender

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@misc{pfizer_2026,
  title = {Pfizer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pfizer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}