racer

noun

rac·er | \ˈrā-sər

\

Definition of racer

1 : one that races or is used for racing

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

a : black racer

Examples of racer in a Sentence

He is a stock car racer. His horse will be a great racer.

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The cars raced down the street two at a time, with two losses sending a racer home. — Brian Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, "Communities come together across San Antonio to celebrate the Fourth," 4 July 2018 Yes, a motorcycle racer had high-sided into the rocks above the tree line and catastrophe-dealing mists were closing in on the summit. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Volkswagen’s All-Electric Effort to Climb Out of Its P.R. Hole," 4 July 2018 Last June, a 16-year-old racer was killed by a black bear during a running race at Bird Ridge, south of Anchorage. — Anchorage Daily News, "Man killed, member of search party injured in Eagle River bear attacks," 21 June 2018 His response was that of a racer with a heart for helping. — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, "Joey Logano dedicates Louisville park to an 'amazing' person," 20 June 2018 Conveniently, Peter, a veteran racer with the Twin Cities club, already had crewing an A-scow on his bucket list. — Simon Peter Groebner, chicagotribune.com, "Come sail away at this fun northern Minnesota resort on Lake Vermilion," 6 June 2018 That news, plus Star Citizen’s new $27,000 item pack, a new Sonic kart racer, Killer7 comes to PC, and PUBG Corp finally files a real lawsuit against Epic. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Killer7's finally coming to PC, Star Citizen adds a $27,000 item pack," 1 June 2018 Prices vary: $20 for a Dwarf sticker; $35 for Disney X Coach poison apple hangtag, $95 for a T-shirt; $395 for a leather duffel bag; and $1,200 for a leather racer jacket. — Kavita Daswani, latimes.com, "Disney, Coach team up for their Dark Fairy Tale fashion collaboration, South Coast Plaza pop-up," 17 May 2018 Deep River Waterpark last year added the Kraken, a six-lane slide racer that is more than 40 feet tall and has two zero-gravity moments. — Annie Alleman, Post-Tribune, "Northwest Indiana water parks offer a break from summer's heat," 11 May 2018

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racer

noun

English Language Learners Definition of racer

: a person or animal that races

: a car, boat, etc., that is used in racing

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racer

noun

rac·er | \ˈrā-sər

\

Kids Definition of racer

1 : a person, animal, or vehicle that participates in or is used for participation in races

2 : a long slender active snake (as the blacksnake)

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