racer

American  

[rey-ser] / ˈreɪ sər /

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.

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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 )

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Other Word Forms

• miniracer noun

Etymology

Origin of racer

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

Example Sentences

Now, there are thought to be fewer than 30 greyhound racers left in in the country.

From BBC

We were champion racers, and my parents invested heavily in the cars—to the point that they didn’t fully furnish our living room.

From The Wall Street Journal

Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.

From Los Angeles Times

During the last stretch, when racers start to lose confidence and exhaustion reaches its height, the crowd is your only sense of celebration.

From Los Angeles Times

Two weeks before the racers came through the town, we practiced on Yukon Street, marched up and down, and got ready to greet them.

From Literature

Related Words

• marathoner
• runner
• sprinter