Racer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Racer \Ra"cer\ (r[=a]"s[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race;
        esp., a race horse.
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              And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize. --Pope.


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     2. (Zool.) The common American black snake.
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     3. (Mil.) One of the circular iron or steel rails on which
        the chassis of a heavy gun is turned.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  racer
       n 1: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn: {race
            driver}, {automobile driver}]
       2: a fast car that competes in races [syn: {race car}, {racing
          car}]
       3: an animal that races
       4: slender fast-moving North American snakes

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "racer":
     Jehu, amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer,
     baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, bowman, catcher, center,
     coach, competitor, cricketer, defensive lineman, end, entry,
     favorite, flier, footballer, games-player, gamester, goer, guard,
     hell-driver, horse racer, hummer, hustler, infielder, jock, jockey,
     jumper, lineman, mudder, offensive lineman, outfield, outfielder,
     plate horse, plater, player, pole horse, poloist, pony,
     professional athlete, pugilist, quarterback, race horse, runner,
     scorcher, sizzler, skater, speed demon, speeder, sport, sportsman,
     stable, stake horse, staker, starter, steeplechaser, stepper,
     string, tackle, tailback, toxophilite, turfman, wingback,
     wrestler