displacer

 [dis-pley-ser]  

dis·plac·er

   [dis-pley-ser]
noun
1.
a person or thing that displaces.
2.
plum (def. 10).
Origin:
1580–90; displace + -er1
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Displacer is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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displace (dɪsˈpleɪs)
 
—vb
1.  to move from the usual or correct location
2.  to remove from office or employment
3.  to occupy the place of; replace; supplant
4.  to force (someone) to leave home or country, as during a war
5.  chem to replace (an atom or group in a chemical compound) by another atom or group
6.  physics to cause a displacement of (a quantity of liquid, usually water of a specified type and density)
 
dis'placeable
 
—adj
 
dis'placer
 
—n

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