1
: one that races or is used for racing
2
: any of various active American colubrid snakes (such as genera Coluber and Mastigophis): such as
a
b
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He is a stock car racer.
His horse will be a great racer.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
The actor-turned-NASCAR racer teased the early stages of the four-episode reprisal, announced back in December in time for this year’s 25th anniversary of the show’s Jan. 9, 2000 airdate, to People in a new interview.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A 7-year-old junior drag racer suffered fatal injuries in a crash on an Orlando racetrack, just days after getting a new car for her birthday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Ski racers without artificial joints face serious injury when crashing at that velocity.
—Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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racer
noun
rac·er
ˈrā-sər 
1
: one that races or is used for racing
2
: any of various long swift usually black or bluish American snakes
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