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
b
Examples of racer in a Sentence
He is a stock car racer.
His horse will be a great racer.
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Meg competed against able-bodied racers.
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ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
During the last stretch, when racers start to lose confidence and exhaustion reaches its height, the crowd is your only sense of celebration.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That echoed similar sentiments—though perhaps a bit more critically phrased—from fellow racers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Born into a family of drag racers, Headrick grew up frequenting a track about 30 minutes from his childhood home in Braidwood, Ill.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
During the last stretch, when racers start to lose confidence and exhaustion reaches its height, the crowd is your only sense of celebration.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
That echoed similar sentiments—though perhaps a bit more critically phrased—from fellow racers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Born into a family of drag racers, Headrick grew up frequenting a track about 30 minutes from his childhood home in Braidwood, Ill.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for racer
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racer. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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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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