placer
placer1
noun
placer2
noun
noun
- [often as modifier]a deposit of sand or gravel in the bed of a river or lake, containing particles of valuable minerals
砂矿，砂积矿床
placer gold deposits.
砂积金矿。
- early 19th cent.: from Latin American Spanish, literally deposit, shoal'; related to placel 'sandbank', from plaza 'a place'
placer2
noun
- [with modifier]a person or animal gaining a specified position in a competition or race
（竞赛或赛跑中）获得名次者
last year's fifth placer had a good run.
去年的第五名跑得不错。 - a person who positions, sets, or arranges something
安放者，放置者，安置者
he was a shrewd placer of the ball.
他是个高明的传球手。
■a person who puts the material ready for firing in a pottery kiln
装窑工 - (Brit. informal)a dealer in stolen goods
(英，非正式)销赃者
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