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

Each car runs a multi-layered AI stack for perception, planning, and control — a digital version of a human racer’s cognitive loop. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025

The contrasting Top Ride mode cranes the camera up from behind your racer to a bird's-eye view of the entire track. —NPR, 19 Nov. 2025

Through the race Sunday temperatures will gradually warm to near 50 degrees under partly cloudy skies by the time all racers finish. —Laura Fay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

Most professional baseball players earn more in one season than even the top ski racers make in their entire careers. —Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025

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