racer

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See also: Racer

English

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Etymology

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From race +‎ -er.

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Noun

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racer (plural racers)

  1. Someone who takes part in a race.
    • 2023 January 25, Howard Johnston, “Peter Kelly: August 2 1944-December 28 2022”, in RAIL, number 975, page 47:
      He was a [motorcycle] racer as a teenager, and a frequent visitor to the Isle of Man, where he had many friends.
  2. A racehorse.
  3. A vehicle or other device used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
  4. 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.
  5. Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
  6. (video games, informal) A video game involving racing of any kind.
    • 2012, Jeff W. Murray, Game Development for iOS with Unity3D, page 102:
      For our kart racer, we will start by investigating common elements in similar games that we will need to bring to life, []

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: レーサー (rēsā)

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From English racer.

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racer c (singular definite raceren, plural indefinite racere)

  1. racer
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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racer c

  1. indefinite plural of race

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Verb

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racer

  1. present of race

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English racer. Equivalent to racen +‎ -er.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈreː.sər/
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  • Hyphenation: ra‧cer

Noun

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racer m (plural racers)

  1. a racer, one who races

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French

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From English racer.

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racer m (plural racers)

  1. racecar
  2. (any kind of) vehicle used for racing, racer

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