2 entries under this word

Placer

Pla'cer, n.

noun

(plās'er), n. One who places or sets. Spenser.

Pla·cêr', n.

noun

(pla thâr', by Mexicans and Californians pla-sâr'), n. [Sp.] A gravelly place where gold is found, especially by the side of a river, or in the bed of a mountain torrent.