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 Words From

• mini·racer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of racer¹

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

Example Sentences

Made in Japan, the District Vision Junya Racer Glasses are hyperfunctional, cool and just as comfortable for a run or hike as they for window shopping or bar hopping.

From Los Angeles Times

"Adrian is a racer and one of the most competitive people I have ever met. He quickly understood what we are trying to achieve. We mean business - and so does he."

From BBC

Three members of the ParalympicsGB team - Para-swimmers Poppy Maskill and Alice Tai, and wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn - left Paris with five medals.

From BBC

Maskill, 19, won three golds in a total of five medals, which is the joint most by a British athlete in Paris alongside swimming team-mate Alice Tai and wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn.

From BBC

There was a silver for wheelchair racer Marcus Perrineau-Daley in the T52 100m event on his Paralympic debut.

From BBC

Related Words

• marathoner
• runner
• sprinter