name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
racer
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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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.sə/
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General-American: /ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/
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rhymes with -eɪsə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: R EY1 S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.
A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
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noun
Meaning 3
Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.
A racehorse.
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noun
Meaning 4
Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.
A racing pigeon.
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noun
Meaning 5
Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.
A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
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noun
Meaning 6
Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
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noun
Meaning 7
A video game involving racing of any kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: video-games
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noun
Meaning 8
A racist.
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Usage: humorous
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noun
Meaning 9
slender fast-moving North American snakes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: colubrid snake, colubrid
Narrower terms: blacksnake, black racer, Coluber constrictor, horseshoe whipsnake, Coluber hippocrepis
noun
Meaning 10
an animal that races
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Narrower terms: greyhound, steeplechaser, finisher
noun
Meaning 11
a fast car that competes in races
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: race car, racing car
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
Narrower terms: finisher, stock car
noun
Meaning 12
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: race driver, automobile driver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: driver
Narrower terms: finisher, Oldfield, Barney Oldfield, Berna Eli Oldfield
History
Etymology
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Röser.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race English -er English racer From race + -er. First attested in 1648.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: бегач (begač) — someone who takes part in a race
- Bulgarian: състезател (sǎstezatel) — someone who takes part in a race
- Catalan: corrent — someone who takes part in a race
- Czech: závodník — someone who takes part in a race
- Esperanto: kuranto — someone who takes part in a race
- Finnish: kilpailija — someone who takes part in a race
- French: coureur — someone who takes part in a race
- French: coureuse — someone who takes part in a race
- German: Rennfahrer — someone who takes part in a race
- German: Rennfahrerin — someone who takes part in a race
- Hindi: धावक (dhāvak) — someone who takes part in a race
- Irish: rásaí — someone who takes part in a race
- Italian: concorrente — someone who takes part in a race
- Japanese: レーサー (rēsā) — someone who takes part in a race
- Korean: 레이서 (reiseo) — someone who takes part in a race
- Latin: cursor — someone who takes part in a race
- Malay: pelumba — someone who takes part in a race
- Polish: zawodnik — someone who takes part in a race
- Polish: zawodniczka — someone who takes part in a race
- Portuguese: corrente — someone who takes part in a race
- Russian: го́нщик (gónščik) — someone who takes part in a race
- Russian: го́нщица (gónščica) — someone who takes part in a race
- Sanskrit: रघु (raghu) — someone who takes part in a race
- Southern Altai: јарышчы (ǰarïščï) — someone who takes part in a race
- Spanish: corredor — someone who takes part in a race
- Spanish: carrerista — someone who takes part in a race
- Spanish: velocista — someone who takes part in a race
- Swedish: racerförare — someone who takes part in a race
- Turkish: yarışçı — someone who takes part in a race
- Ukrainian: го́нщик (hónščyk) — someone who takes part in a race
- Ukrainian: го́нщиця (hónščycja) — someone who takes part in a race
- Finnish: kilpa-auto, kilpa-ajoneuvo — something used for racing
- Finnish: kilpuri — something used for racing
- French: racer — something used for racing
- French: vélo de course — something used for racing
- French: bicyclette de course — something used for racing
- German: Rennwagen — something used for racing
- German: Rennjacht — something used for racing
- German: Rennrad — something used for racing
- Swedish: racerbil — something used for racing
- Swedish: racer — something used for racing
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