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
Examples of racer in a Sentence
He is a stock car racer.
His horse will be a great racer.
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The 47-year-old racer, who hadn’t competed in Nascar since 2019, suddenly made his return to the Cup Series with Garage 66 at Martinsville Speedway earlier this year.
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Hoka, along with its duties as the title sponsor of the event, spent the week celebrating the launch of two new trail running shoes, the aforementioned Mafate 5 and their new trail racer, the Rocket X Trail.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
All the racers in the men’s 800 meters at track and field’s world championships in Tokyo this week share a few qualities.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Sep. 2025
The car is one of just 200 made and has been driven not only by Verstappen but also by his father, Jos Verstappen, who was a Formula 1 racer in the 1990s with a couple of podium finishes to his name.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Hoka, along with its duties as the title sponsor of the event, spent the week celebrating the launch of two new trail running shoes, the aforementioned Mafate 5 and their new trail racer, the Rocket X Trail.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
All the racers in the men’s 800 meters at track and field’s world championships in Tokyo this week share a few qualities.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Sep. 2025
The car is one of just 200 made and has been driven not only by Verstappen but also by his father, Jos Verstappen, who was a Formula 1 racer in the 1990s with a couple of podium finishes to his name.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racer. Accessed 22 Sep. 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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