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 Andy was also a bridge pacer. John McPhee, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021 Keep in mind that the pacer and timer do not work if the app is not being used in real time. Leslie Hsu Oh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023 Regardless of how well Indiana plays, Denver has too many weapons and will control the pacer of this one, back the Nuggets. Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022 And before Martin, only one high school athlete did it without the help of a pacer. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 May 2022 See all Example Sentences for pacer 

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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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