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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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Former IndyCar racer Rick Treadway died Saturday in a motorcycle accident.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Pro Racing is $29 per racer, and Super Racing is $30 per racer (the difference is the speed of the karts, as well as age and height requirements).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Former IndyCar racer Rick Treadway died Saturday in a motorcycle accident.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Pro Racing is $29 per racer, and Super Racing is $30 per racer (the difference is the speed of the karts, as well as age and height requirements).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
OutKick also reported in 2024 that cycling teams featuring transgender racers, biological males, swept the top three spots in a women’s race in Washington.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racer. Accessed 7 Jun. 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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