PACER Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

pacer

noun

ˈpā-sər

as in leader

one that takes the lead or sets an example a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran

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Recent Examples of pacer Austin is a movement guy, a pacer. —

Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025 Montoya, who is a frenetic pacer on the sideline, lets out a prodigious whistle to get his players’ attention. —

Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025 Ahead of the start of the three-match series starting in Tarouba, Windies pacer dislocated his left shoulder during a training session earlier this week. —

Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Andrew Boyd has been there for each of Frederick’s Badwater races, encouraging her from the support vehicle, running alongside her as a pacer. —

Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pacer

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Senior Iranian officials have been meeting virtually to select a new supreme leader after the initial US-Israel strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is among a small handful of clerics tipped as likely successors.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
Democrat Charles DeLoach is slated to become the next District 5 leader, replacing outgoing commissioner Laura Meier.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026