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

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

From Los Angeles Times

“I was definitely a racer before anything. That was definitely my passion,” said Breidinger, who started driving go-karts in Northern California when she was 9.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are sad to confirm that circuit powerboat racer, Brett Duncan, 51, has unfortunately succumbed to the injuries that he sustained in a lone racing accident," the CPA said.

From BBC

You’re telling me that, for all of the talk about the adrenaline that courses through a racer’s body on the track, that rush doesn’t translate to the bedroom?

From Salon

For a couple dozen elite RC racers, the stakes were higher.

From Los Angeles Times

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