racer

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racer¹

  • /ˈɹeɪ.sə/ UK
  • /ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪsə(ɹ)

noun racers

  1. A person who participates in races, especially an athlete. He was a [motorcycle] racer as a teenager, and a frequent visitor to the Isle of Man, where he had many friends.
  2. A racehorse.
  3. A racing pigeon.
  4. A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
  5. Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
  6. informal A video game involving racing of any kind. For our kart racer, we will start by investigating common elements in similar games that we will need to bring to life, […]
  7. humorous A racist.

Racer²

Where it comes from

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Röser.

proper noun Racers

  1. A surname from German.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: race car, racing car, cyclist, marathoner, runner, pilot, sprinter, rider, agile, cluster, competitor, module, gray, mettled, modulus, enmity

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noun someone who takes part in a race

Españolcorredor, carrerista, velocista
한국어레이서 reiseo
日本語レーサー rēsā
हिन्दीधावक dhāvak
Portuguêscorrente
Françaiscoureur, coureuse
DeutschRennfahrer, Rennfahrerin
Italianoconcorrente
Русскийго́нщик gónščik, го́нщица gónščica

noun something used for racing

Françaisracer, vélo de course, bicyclette de course
DeutschRennwagen, Rennjacht, Rennrad

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@misc{racer_2026,
  title = {racer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/racer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}