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forty-eighter
noun 3
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2VERB + FORTY-EIGHTER
nominating
FORTY-EIGHTER + NOUN
karl, roeser
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noun
1
A European who participated in or supported the Revolutions of 1848.
The Wisconsin Republicans sought to placate the Germans by nominating the forty-eighter Karl Roeser as state treasurer.
2
An early participant of the California Gold Rush, arriving in California in 1848.
The forty-eighters were already in California when the gold rush of forty-nine brought thousands of people […]
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of forty-eighter.
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The Wisconsin Republicans sought to placate the Germans by nominating the forty-eighter Karl Roeser as state treasurer.
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The forty-eighters were already in California when the gold rush of forty-nine brought thousands of people […]
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