placer

  1. Noun.  Someone who places or arranges something.
  2. Noun.  (slang) Someone who deals in stolen goods; a fence.
  3. Noun.  (context, mining) A deposit of sand or earth in a river-bed etc. which contains particles of gold or other precious minerals.
  4. Noun.  (Australia, New Zealand) A lamb whose mother died and which transferred its attachment to a nearby locality.

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