Lexic.us

Definition of Racer

1. Noun. Someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.

2. Noun. A fast car that competes in races.

3. Noun. An animal that races.

4. Noun. Slender fast-moving North American snakes.

Definition of Racer

1. n. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse.

Definition of Racer

1. Noun. Someone who takes part in a race. ¹

2. Noun. A racehorse. ¹

3. Noun. An animal known for its fast speed, or suitable for racing; applied especially to a number of North American snakes, certain kinds of lake trout, etc. ¹

4. Noun. A vehicle or other device used for racing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Racer

1. one that races [n -S] - See also: races

Medical Definition of Racer

1. 1. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; especially, a race horse. "And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize." (Pope) 2. The common American black snake. 3. One of the circular iron or steel rails on which the chassis of a heavy gun is turned. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Racer

racemoramide racemorphanol racemose racemose gland racemous racemule racemules racemulose racepath racepaths

racephedrine racephedrine hydrochloride racephedrines racer (current term) racerlike racers racerunner races racetam racetams

racetrack racetrack tout racetracker racetrackers racetracks racewalk racewalked racewalker

Literary usage of Racer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"Present, the 2 Doctors smoking pipes, which they lay down as Mr. racer enters. ... Mr. racer.—What in thunder are you up to? Will you clear out and let me ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1846)
"Mr. William Wardlaw, mate of her majesty's brig racer, has been most barbarously and inhumanly murdered while under tin- protection of a flag of truce, ..."

3. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Raphael Semmes (2001)
"New cruising-ground—Case of the Winged racer—A good chase— The Contest—On the look-out—Not to be deceived—No prizes— Condore—A French settlement—Kindly ..."

4. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Raphael Semmes (2001)
"New cruising-ground—Case of the Winged racer—A good chase— The Contest—On the look-out—Not to be deceived—No prizes— Condore—A French settlement—Kindly ..."

5. Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin: With a Memoir by Charles Dibdin (1864)
"THE HIGH-METTLED racer. SEE, the course throng'd with gazers, the sports are begun The confusion but hear!—I'll bet you, sir!—Done, done! ..."

6. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John Van Denburgh (1922)
""The striped racer is a good climber, and we have often seen it many feet ... Coluber barbouri Van Denburgh & Slevin ESPÍRITU SANTO ISLAND racer Coluber ..."

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