racer

[rey-ser]

noun

1. a person, animal, or thing that races race 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

/ 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 )

Other Word Forms

• miniracer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of racer¹

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

Example Sentences

He recalls a race in Arkansas in 2023 where he caught racers taking a shortcut specifically against the rules and forced them to return to the official course.

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Television presenter and former motorcycle racer Guy Martin has featured the aircraft in his own TV shows and is helping with the restorations.

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Does this then create a precedent for next season when racers can just run wide and claim ignorance?

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Players are “trainers” who support racers, leveling them up to climb the ranks.

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A woman was killed by street racers in February in Los Angeles as she walked near a crosswalk on Normandie Avenue at 66th Street.

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• marathoner 
• runner 
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