Forty-Niner - Definition and Overview

The term 49er may refer to:

• Someone who took part in the California Gold Rush, which began in 1849.
• A player on the San Francisco 49ers American football team.
• A class of racing dinghy used in the Olympic Games. See 49er (dinghy).
• The sports teams at California State University, Long Beach
• The Forty-Niner was a named passenger train operated by the Union Pacific railroad.