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
Her husband, Nick, is also her coach and served as a pacer for her on the road Sunday.
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Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
11 Jan. 2026
Chasing a record 299, South Africa made a sedate start under immense pressure from medium pacer Renuka Singh.
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CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Montoya, who is a frenetic pacer on the sideline, lets out a prodigious whistle to get his players’ attention.
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Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.
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Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pacer
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
11 Jan. 2026
Chasing a record 299, South Africa made a sedate start under immense pressure from medium pacer Renuka Singh.
—
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 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
For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.
—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pacer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacer
Noun
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Downtown Sacramento businesses remain skeptical that the state’s July return-to-office mandate affecting roughly 95,000 employees will actually materialize, even as foot traffic sits at 85% of April 2019 levels and local leaders rethink the urban core’s heavy reliance on office space.
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The concerns have drawn the attention of city leaders.
Noun
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Nancy Guthrie had a pacemaker, and investigators feared for her health as none of her heart medications were taken during the abduction.
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Eriksen was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) — a type of pacemaker — following his cardiac arrest, per BBC Sport.
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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacer. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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