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
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placer gold deposits .砂积金矿。
[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
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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
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he was a shrewd placer of the ball .他是个定位球得分高手。
a person who puts the material ready for firing in a pottery kiln
装窑工。
〈英, 非正式〉 销赃者。
"early 19th cent.: from Latin American Spanish, literally ‘deposit, shoal'; related to