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
The pacer's knee swelling forced the BCCI medical staff to rule him out of the last two Border-Gavaskar Trophy tests, which Australia won with a 3-1 victory over India.
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Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Running in a pace line, with one pacer directly in front and the other directly behind, would have saved 2.6 minutes.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
The most interesting one here, to my mind, is the parallel between the use of human pacers and the use of pacing lights.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
Unregistered participants are not permitted on the course, including unofficial pacers.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
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Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Running in a pace line, with one pacer directly in front and the other directly behind, would have saved 2.6 minutes.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
The most interesting one here, to my mind, is the parallel between the use of human pacers and the use of pacing lights.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
Unregistered participants are not permitted on the course, including unofficial pacers.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for pacer
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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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