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pacer

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpeɪsə/
  • US: /ˈpeɪsəɹ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P EY1 S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Acronym of Public Access to Court Electronic Records, an electronic public access service for United States federal-court documents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: law

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One who paces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on one side take a step together alternating with the legs on the other side; as opposed to a trotter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A horse whose natural gait is a pace (where the legs of the same side are lifted together).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A pacemaker (one who sets the pace in a race).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

A timer in an electric toothbrush that indicates how long the user should spend brushing in each part of the mouth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A mechanical pencil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A British lightweight railbus diesel multiple unit of class 140, 141, 142, 143 or 144.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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9

noun

Meaning 9

a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: horse, Equus caballus

10

noun

Meaning 10

a horse used to set the pace in racing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: pacemaker, pacesetter

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Broader terms: racehorse, race horse, bangtail

History

Etymology

From pace + -er.

From the brand name Pacer.