Racer
['reɪsə] or ['resɚ]
Definition
(noun.) slender fast-moving North American snakes.
(noun.) an animal that races.
(noun.) a fast car that competes in races.
(noun.) someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.
Editor: Vicky--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse.
(n.) The common American black snake.
(n.) One of the circular iron or steel rails on which the chassis of a heavy gun is turned.
Typist: Preston
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Runner.[2]. Race-horse, courser.
Edited by Alison
Examples
- Chief among the bicycle manufacturers who took up the making of the motor-paced tandem was Oscar Hedstrom, a racer with many notable victories to his credit. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mr. Hedstrom’s partner on this tandem outfit was Henshaw, a bicycle racer of some repute. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He was flying like a racer. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Merritt