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 combat element of Galactic Racer appears to be mostly centered around bashing into other racers to take them down (the folks at Fuse hail from the house of Burnout, after all), which is another MotorStorm-like wrinkle.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
Our impressively multicultural team of street racers now freelance in the shadowy and complex world of covert ops, jetting around the world to take down an increasingly unhinged array of nihilist supervillains.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Haas racer Esteban Ocon and French influencer Flavy Barla made their debut as a couple at the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi in November 2023 after rumors of their relationship began earlier that year.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s different from a street takeover, and gives legitimate racers a bad name.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
Our impressively multicultural team of street racers now freelance in the shadowy and complex world of covert ops, jetting around the world to take down an increasingly unhinged array of nihilist supervillains.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Haas racer Esteban Ocon and French influencer Flavy Barla made their debut as a couple at the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi in November 2023 after rumors of their relationship began earlier that year.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s different from a street takeover, and gives legitimate racers a bad name.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racer. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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