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 Chasing a record 299, South Africa made a sedate start under immense pressure from medium pacer Renuka Singh. —

CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for pacer

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Noun

The Blackhawks kept pace in the conference standings with Riverside-Brookfield and Glenbard East, with all three teams trailing league leader South Elgin by one game.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
As the eldest brother in the band, Alan was often seen as its de facto leader.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026