racer

[ rey-ser ]

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noun

a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
anything having great speed.

racing skate.
a turntable on which a heavy gun is turned.
any of several slender, active snakes of the genera Coluber and Masticophis.

Origin of racer

First recorded in 1640–50; race¹ + -er¹

Other words from racer

min·i·rac·er, noun

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How to use racer in a sentence

He pushed younger racers, and even us coaches to think outside the box on how to ski faster.
The Can't-Miss Sochi Showdown: Bode Miller And Ted Ligety | Jake Bright | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Most great racers peak in their early 30s, connecting the highest level of experience to physical conditioning.
Skiing Prodigy Mikaela Shiffrin Looks Ahead to Sochi | Jake Bright | December 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Rally racers like AWD because it helps their over-powered cars accelerate on gravel and dirt paths.
Note to Drivers: All Wheel Drive Does Not Give You Superpowers, Just a Dangerous Overconfidence | Megan McArdle | March 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
These vintage hot rod racers were catnip to testosterone-pumped owner pilots.
Reno’s Reckless Air Tragedy | Clive Irving | September 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
So it happened that this was the main thought in his mind when the starter's gong sounded and the racers shot away down the track.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner

Many of the horses were sleek, glossy, and fine-limbed, like racers; others were strong-boned and rough.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
One event was always a special attraction, even to professional racers all over the country.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
Round the others went, the excitement growing among the crowd, who kept shouting encouraging remarks to the racers as they passed.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
Off Skelmorlie the racers got the true east wind hard, and found the flagboat dragging her anchor.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.

British Dictionary definitions for racer

racer

/ (ˈreɪsə) /

noun

a person, animal, or machine that races
a turntable used to traverse a heavy gun

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

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