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placer

noun
/ˈpleɪsə(ɹ)//ˈplæsə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From American Spanish placer, from earlier placel, apparently from obsolete Portuguese placel.

  1. derived from *pleth₂-✻ — “to spread”
  2. derived from πλατεῖα
  3. derived from platēa — “plaza, wide street”
  4. derived from place — “place, an open space”
  5. inherited from plæċe — “place, an open space, street”
  6. inherited from place
  7. formed as placer — “place + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who places or arranges something.

    • Thou placer of plants both humble and tall

  2. One who deals in stolen goods

    One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.

  3. A horse, etc. that finishes in a particular place in a race.

    • a third-placer
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such…

      A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.

    2. alluvial

      alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver

      • Placer gold comes from the weathering of the primary veins releasing the gold to be transported by water action and concentrated in gravel or sand beds.
      • Since time immemorial, people found that they could extract the gold from placer deposits by sifting the fine-grained material through a mesh: the technique of panning.
      • He still ran a placer mine in the Interior.

    3. A place where the superficial detritus is washed for gold, etc.

    4. Any place holding treasures.

    5. A barangay of Benito Soliven, Isabela, Philippines.

    6. A municipality of Masbate, Philippines.

    7. A barangay of Talalora, Samar, Philippines.

    8. A municipality of Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

      • Meronyms: Amoslog, Anislagan, Bad-as, Boyongan, Bugas-bugas, Central, Ellaperal, Ipil, Lakandula, Mabini, Macalaya, Magsaysay, Magupange, Pananay-an, Panhutongan, San Isidro, Sani-sani, Santa Cruz, Suyoc, Tagbongabong — barangays of Placer

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA