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

Still, Indiana fought hard to save their season against the reigning champs, headlined by Clark's raw grit.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Since 2001, 16 different franchises have won the World Series—that’s more than half the league, and more than the number of unique NHL champs (14), NFL champs (13) and NBA champs (13) in that span.

— Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of champ

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Which means the Knicks have yet another team positioning itself as a roadblock on their journey to repeat as NBA champions — a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since the Wizards last cracked the 40-win mark.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Haloed in distorted guitar and jagged synths, Wolf comes off as a champion of her own avoidance, her heroism charmingly pathetic.

— Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of champion

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Here There Are Blueberries, the acclaimed play and Pulitzer finalist by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, has found its lead cast for its limited run on Broadway, producers announced today.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
His debut novel, Big Familia, was a finalist for the 2020 PEN/Hemingway, the LAMBDA, and the Foreward Indies Awards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Oct. 2026

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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
In life, and in the novel, the German conquerors in their splendid uniforms make debonair remarks, as the French cultural and social figures who frequent the bar—collaborators—are thrilled to remain close to power.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026