Pfizer

A surname from German.

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. - 2021 December 22, Ann Hornaday, “‘JFK’ at 30: Oliver Stone and the lasting impact of America’s most...
    • 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...

    Synonyms: tozinameran Comirnaty

Origin

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

Forms

Pfizers

Related

Fizer Pfitz Pfitzer Pfitzner Pizer

Derived

Pfizered Pfizergate Pfizermectin Pfizer riser Pfizer's rule of five