how to pronounce placer

/ˈplɛɪsəɹ/

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placer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of placer in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… attacked the Placer no to the south of …”

meanings of placer

noun:

One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.
A place where the superficial detritus is washed for gold, etc.
One who places or arranges something.
A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.
Any place holding treasures.

name:

A municipality of Masbate, Philippines.
A municipality of Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

adjective:

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 frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word placer occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics placer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that placer can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

3) people, society, and culture;