racer
noun
rac·er
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Definition of racer
1
: one that races or is used for racing
2
: any of various active American colubrid snakes (genus 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
Jet-car speed racer Jessi Combs has died in a crash in Oregon’s Alvord Desert while trying to break a speed record. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Driver Jessi Combs dies in crash while trying to break her own land speed record," 28 Aug. 2019 Jessi Combs, a professional speed racer who was attempting to break the world land-speed record, died Tuesday in a crash on the Alvord Desert. — oregonlive.com, "‘Fastest woman on 4 wheels’ killed attempting speed record in southeast Oregon," 28 Aug. 2019 Hyperdrive, which debuts Wednesday as a 10-episode season, challenges all sorts of drivers from around the world—drifters, rally masters, drag racers, and more—to complete a course that spreads over 100 acres. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Netflix's Hyperdrive Is American Ninja Warrior for Cars," 21 Aug. 2019 Penske, a former professional auto racer himself, is also the founder and chairman of Penske Corp., with subsidiaries in auto sales, truck leasing and transportation logistics. — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, "President Trump to award Roger Penske the Presidential Medal of Freedom," 20 June 2019 The Iron Dog snowmachine race will switch directions and add 375 miles by adding a loop that takes racers to Kotzebue in 2020. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "Iron Dog racers will go the extra mile -- and to Kotzebue -- in 2020," 4 Aug. 2019 Eriksen, who died in 2015 at 88, was the top slalom racer in Norway in 1949, winning gold and silver medals for his country at the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo. — Los Angeles Times, "Hot Property Newsletter: The temperature’s rising and so are some high-end home prices," 27 July 2019 Slappendel, a 34-year-old retired professional road cyclist and former Dutch national champion, was in Brussels to educate the sport’s governing body about the realities of being a female bike racer. — Rachel Sturtz, Outside Online, "Meet the Billie Jean King of Cycling," 24 July 2019 Throughout high school, Davidge was a downhill racer with the legendary Santa Cruz Syndicate’s junior squad, competing nationwide. — Eric Johnson, The Mercury News, "Los Gatos designer builds e-bikes for speed and…," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'racer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for racer
racer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of racer
: a person or animal that races
: a car, boat, etc., that is used in racing
See the full definition for racer in the English Language Learners Dictionary
racer
noun
rac·er
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Kids Definition of racer
1
: a person, animal, or vehicle that participates in or is used for participation in races
2
: a long slender active snake (as the blacksnake)
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