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racer

American  
[rey-ser] / ˈreɪ sər /

noun

  1. a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.

  2. anything having great speed.

  3. racing skate.

  4. a turntable on which a heavy gun is turned.

  5. any of several slender, active snakes of the genera Coluber and Masticophis.


racer British  
/ ˈreɪsə /

noun

  1. a person, animal, or machine that races

  2. a turntable used to traverse a heavy gun

  3. any of several long slender nonvenomous North American snakes of the colubrid genus Coluber and related genera, such as C. lateralis ( striped racer )

"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 racer

First recorded in 1640–50; race 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Frozen Planet II also pioneered the use of racer drones, which captured the terrifying experience of flying down a mountainside alongside an avalanche.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Garrett Mitchell — the YouTuber and stock car racer known as Cleetus McFarland — posted a tribute to his longtime friend on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

An elite dinghy racer in his youth, he gave the Cup a whirl in 1974 on Mariner, a vessel he claimed would be an innovative breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

You’ve been an elite ski and bike racer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“I knew you could do it. You might be a terrible racer, but you are a masterful fighter,” said Edgar Allan Toad.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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