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- [plas-er]
- /ˈplæs ər/
- /ˈpleɪsə/
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- [plas-er]
- /ˈplæs ər/
Definitions of placer word
- noun placer a person who sets things in their place or arranges them. 1
- noun placer a person or animal that is among the winners of a race or other contest. 1
- noun placer sediment containing a valuable mineral 1
- noun placer surface sediment containing particles of gold or some other valuable mineral 0
- noun placer (in combination) 0
- noun placer a person who places 0
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Origin of placer
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism; < American Spanish; Spanish: sandbank < Catalan placel, derivative of plaza open place; see plaza
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Parts of speech for Placer
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
placer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
placer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for placer
noun placer
- displacer — a person or thing that displaces.
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