Pfizer

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪzəɹ/

Proper noun

Pfizer (plural Pfizers)

1. A surname from German.
2. An mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19, developed by BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer.

   Synonyms: (INN) tozinameran, (trade name) Comirnaty

   • 2021 December 22, Ann Hornaday, “‘JFK’ at 30: Oliver Stone and the lasting impact of America’s most dangerous movie”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2022:

     For the record, Stone has been quadruple-vaxxed against covid-19: “Two Sputniks and two Pfizers,” he says proudly.

   • 2022 January 22, David Marchese, “Temple Grandin Wants Us to Think Differently About Kids Who Think Differently”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 March 2026:

     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.

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• Fizer
• Pfitz
• Pfitzer
• Pfitzner
• Pizer

Translations

surname from German

• German: Pfizer

German

Proper noun

Pfizer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Pfizers or (with an article) Pfizer, feminine genitive Pfizer, plural Pfizers or Pfizer)

1. a surname, Pfizer

Descendants

• English: Pfizer

See also

• Pfitz
• Pfitzer
• Pfitzner