Pfizer
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German.
- 2 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."
Example
More examples"The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 90 percent effective."
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pfizer. The biotechnology company was named after one of its co-founders, German-American businessman Charles Pfizer (1824–1906).