English
wikipedia
Etymology 1
Agent noun of place.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�pleɪs�/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪs�(r)|-eɪs�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- Someone who places or arranges something.
- slang Someone who deals in stolen goods; a fence.
Etymology 2
From American Spanish #Spanish|placer, earlier placel, apparently from obsolete Portuguese pracel.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�plæs�/, /�pleɪs�/
Noun
en-noun
- context|mining A deposit of sand or earth in a river-bed etc. which contains particles of gold or other precious minerals.
#*1995, Paul T. Craddock, Early Metal Mining and Production, page 110:
#*:Placer gold comes from the weathering of the primary veins releasing the gold to be transported by water action and concentrated in gravel or sand beds.
#*2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 46:
#*:Since time immemorial, people found that they could extract the gold from placer deposits by sifting the fine-grained material through a mesh: the technique of panning.
Etymology 3
From place + -er.
Noun
en-noun
- context|Australia|New Zealand A lamb whose mother died and which transferred its attachment to a nearby locality.
French
Etymology
From place#French|place.
Pronunciation
IPA|/plase/
Verb
placer
- to place (to put in a specific location)
- to seat (To put an object into a place where it will rest)
Conjugation
fr-conj-cer|pla|avoir
Related terms
top2
place
placé
mid2
placement
placeur
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA|/pla�θeɾ/
Etymology 1
Latin placere.
Verb
placer
- literary|lang=es to please (somebody)
Conjugation
Template:es:-er(placer)|
Noun
es-noun-m
- pleasure; something done to please
Related terms
complacer
Etymology 2
Related to placel �sandbank�, from plaza �place�.
Noun
es-noun-m|pl=placeres
- context|geology|mining|lang=es #English|placer
- nautical|lang=es sandbank
Category:Spanish verbs
de:placer
et:placer
el:placer
es:placer
fr:placer
gl:placer
io:placer
id:placer
hu:placer
no:placer
pl:placer
ro:placer
ru:placer
fi:placer
vi:placer
zh:placer
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