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
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
Austin is a movement guy, a pacer.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 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
Ahead of the start of the three-match series starting in Tarouba, Windies pacer dislocated his left shoulder during a training session earlier this week.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Austin is a movement guy, a pacer.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 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
Ahead of the start of the three-match series starting in Tarouba, Windies pacer dislocated his left shoulder during a training session earlier this week.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacer
Noun
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The protest, organized by national anti-death penalty organizations Death Penalty Action and Worth Rise, was attended mostly by local faith leaders and members.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of people are calling on Charlotte leaders to stop a data center from setting up shop southeast of Reedy Creek Nature Preserve.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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At roughly the same time as her doorbell camera disconnected, the woman’s pacemaker disconnected from her phone.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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For context, lithium-ion batteries also drove nuclear pacemakers out of the market for the same reason.—
David Szondy
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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