racer

noun

rac·​er ˈrā-sər 

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

: black racer

b

: blue racer

Examples of racer in a Sentence

He is a stock car racer.

His horse will be a great racer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Even more so than when racing against the cheap AI single-player racers. —Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

Additionally, for only the summer rodeo, junior barrel racers and junior bull riders will enter the arena for their share of prize money. —Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025

The race to the start line Veteran racers Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani will headline the new Genesis Magma team. —Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 7 May 2025

The movie's cast and crew filmed at a number of real-life F1 Grand Prix events in 2023 and 2024, with real life racer Lewis Hamilton working as a producer on the movie. —Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing racer

• black racer
• blue racer

Rhymes for racer

• acer
• baser
• chaser
• pacer
• spacer
• tracer
• eraser
• replacer
• radiotracer

Kids Definition

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