PLACER Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

placer

noun

Definition of placer

as in champ

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Recent Examples of placer Dayne’s older brother, Dominic, was a two-time state placer at West Aurora — including last season’s runner-up finish as a senior — and is now wrestling in college at Ohio. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 The left-hander has blown away his previous career highs in innings and strikeouts and is a lock to finish among the top placers in the American League Cy Young Award vote. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 Aside from metal prices and some automation, placer mining has changed little over the past 125 years. — Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025 Tennis Micah Ober, Winters Mill, senior The county boys singles division is wide open after the top three placers at last year’s county tournament all graduated, but Ober could be the player to beat. — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for placer

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Noun

Both were district champs last season, with Edgewater earning the 5A-5 title in a 12-1 season.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Whatever this promo performance for Season 32 champ Xochitl Gomez’s new Cat in the Hat movie is.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of champ

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This poetic début novel, a finalist for the Booker Prize, is narrated largely by an unnamed curator who specializes in reconstructing scenes from the past.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
At the start of the CVFF finalist process, Li spoke of the financial challenges of running a young brand.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of finalist

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Rubio’s idea of the West is both messier and simpler, populated by muscular explorers and conquerors, from Alexander the Great and the Frankish king Charlemagne to the conquistador Hernán Cortés and the frontiersmen of the American West.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Located at the junction of three continents—Europe, Asia, and Africa—the region has historically been a crossroads for conquerors, peoples, trade, and ideas.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026