racer

noun

rac·​er ˈrā-sər 

1

: one that races or is used for racing

2

: any of various active American colubrid snakes (such as genera Coluber and Mastigophis): such as

a

: black racer

b

: blue racer

Examples of racer in a Sentence

He is a stock car racer.

His horse will be a great racer.

Recent Examples on the Web

The car itself was commissioned in 1937 by French nobleman and gentleman racer, Duke Phillippe Régnier de Massa, who wanted a car capable of competing at Le Mans. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026

However, his attempt is tragically interrupted when his rival racer, angry over losing money because of Cole, causes his car to crash. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Naveen Paddock plays Jackie’s uncle’s charming new intern, and Chad Rook plays a drag racer. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Yamaha has deliberately left the tubular fairing stay and exposed mounting brackets quite visible, as another nod to the functional engineering of Yamaha's GP racers from four decades ago. — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing racer

• black racer
• blue racer

Rhymes for racer

• acer
• baser
• chaser
• pacer
• spacer
• tracer
• eraser
• replacer
• radiotracer

Kids Definition

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