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placer1 definition

placer (plās′ər)

noun

a person who places
placer2 definition

☆ placer (plas′ər)

noun

a waterborne or glacial deposit of gravel or sand containing heavy ore minerals, as gold or cassiterite, which have been eroded from their original bedrock and concentrated as small particles that can be washed out

Etymology: AmSp (for Sp placel) < Catalan, lit., sandbank < plassa, a place < L platea: see place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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