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pacer

American  
[pey-ser] / ˈpeɪ sər /

noun

pacers plural
  1. a person or thing that paces.

  2. a standard-bred horse that is used for pacing in harness racing.

  3. a pacemaker.


pacer British  
/ ˈpeɪsə /

noun

  1. a horse trained to move at a special gait, esp for racing

  2. another word for pacemaker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of pacer

First recorded in 1650–60; pace 1 + -er 1

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Companies such as Pacer ETFs and Victory Capital have attracted tens of billions of dollars to funds focused on free cash flow yield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

One fund that leans heavily on free cash yield, the Pacer U.S.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Pacer Prasidh Krishna – who has 29 wickets from 17 ODIs – has been called up as replacement.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2023

Among U.S. value funds, the Dodge & Cox Stock Fund;X received $2.92 billion of net inflows in August, while Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF drew a net $851 million.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2022

The wind was blowing like—from him to me, so I rides up close and seen it was the Pacer, dead as a mackerel.

From Wild Animals I Have Known by Seton, Ernest Thompson

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