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placers
We have found lemma(root) word of placers : placer.
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[ˈpleɪsə], (Noun)
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- a deposit of sand or gravel in the bed of a river or lake, containing particles of valuable minerals
(e.g: placer gold deposits)
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early 19th century: from Latin American Spanish, literally ‘deposit, shoal’; related to placel ‘sandbank’, from plaza ‘a place’
[ˈpleɪsə], (Noun)
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- a person or animal gaining a specified position in a competition or race
(e.g: last year's fifth placer had a good run)
- a person who positions, sets, or arranges something
(e.g: he was a shrewd placer of the ball)
- a dealer in stolen goods
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