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
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He is a stock car racer.
His horse will be a great racer.
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There, guests will find five slides, from the more than 400-foot dueling mat racer waterslides Eclipse Racers to the Aura Free Fall waterslide, which drops passengers 250 feet.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
But the heroic racers managed to fix it in the dunes, with cargo straps, and the camera ‘copter got some epic footage of the thing clawing its way to the end of the stage.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 14 Jan. 2026
Last year in Lake Placid, Florian and Mystique Ro won the world championship for the mixed team relay, in which a male and female skeleton racer compete separately and their times are added together.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
The Swiss racer competed at two more Winter Games, was twice snowboardcross champion at the X-Games and continued a professional career in extreme sports.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
But the heroic racers managed to fix it in the dunes, with cargo straps, and the camera ‘copter got some epic footage of the thing clawing its way to the end of the stage.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 14 Jan. 2026
Last year in Lake Placid, Florian and Mystique Ro won the world championship for the mixed team relay, in which a male and female skeleton racer compete separately and their times are added together.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
The Swiss racer competed at two more Winter Games, was twice snowboardcross champion at the X-Games and continued a professional career in extreme sports.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racer. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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