noun
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a horse trained to move at a special gait, esp for racing
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another word for pacemaker
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Origin of pacer
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Airbus said the availability of Pratt & Whitney engines "remains the key pacer of the ramp-up trajectory" for its top-selling mid-range A320 family of single-aisle aircraft.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
It was pacer Asitha Fernando who provided the tourists a breakthrough in the fifth over when he trapped opener Saim Ayub leg-before for six.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
The right-arm pacer, who had featured in just seven Tests for India before, eventually claimed a five-wicket haul in the second innings, helping India seal an impressive win.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
Jo Gennari, who works for the NHS, was instrumental in setting up the group, after experiencing the "horrific" marathon in 2019, when she was a pacer for slower runners who got heckled by contractors.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
It would not take such a fast pacer long to get to Milton.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Each of the four major marathons Kipchoge has won—Berlin, Chicago, London and Tokyo—allow for pacers who can help elite runners lock into a groove and conserve energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Of all the pacers England could have asked to play all five Tests against India, the task was given to Chris Woakes, the oldest man in the squad.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
The evening gloom meant the spin of Dawson and Joe Root had to be bowled for five overs in tandem before Stokes decided he wanted his pacers, forcing the hand of the umpires.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
The idea that aerodynamic tweaks, pacers, and a new Nike sports bra could close that gap was, frankly, unrealistically optimistic.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2025
There are also a pair of seal-brown pacers to be sold.
From Mischievous Maid Faynie by Laura Jean Libbey
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