1
: one that races or is used for racing
2
: any of various active American colubrid snakes (genus Coluber and Mastigophis): such as
a
b
Examples of racer in a Sentence
He is a stock car racer.
His horse will be a great racer.
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Five teams participate in the series, featuring three racers between 16 and 25.
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
O'neal, a barrel racer who had been raised in a conventional house in Tennessee, had just graduated high school and was planning to move out.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The last fatal crash on the water was in 2021, Medina said, when a racer going more than 100 mph flipped his boat during the Long Beach Sprint Nationals.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Surrounding me is the sound of thousands of spectators cheering on the fearless Indigenous relay racers astride horses at an all-out run.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
O'neal, a barrel racer who had been raised in a conventional house in Tennessee, had just graduated high school and was planning to move out.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The last fatal crash on the water was in 2021, Medina said, when a racer going more than 100 mph flipped his boat during the Long Beach Sprint Nationals.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Surrounding me is the sound of thousands of spectators cheering on the fearless Indigenous relay racers astride horses at an all-out run.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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racer
noun
rac·er
ˈrā-sər 
1
: one that races or is used for racing
2
: any of various long swift usually black or bluish American snakes
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