racer
See also: Racer
English
Etymology
race + -er
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪsə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪsəɹ/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
racer (plural racers)
- 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.
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- A racehorse.
- A vehicle or other device used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
- 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.
- Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
- (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, […]
- 2012, Jeff W. Murray, Game Development for iOS with Unity3D (page 102)
Descendants
- → Japanese: レーサー (rēsā)
Translations
someone who takes part in a race
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racehorse — see racehorse
something used for racing
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Anagrams
- Cerra, Crear, carer, crare
Danish
Etymology 1
From English racer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɛːsɐ]
Noun
racer c (singular definite raceren, plural indefinite racere)
- racer
Inflection
Declension of racer
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | racer | raceren | racere | racerne |
genitive | racers | racerens | raceres | racernes |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɑːsɐ]
Noun
racer c
- indefinite plural of race
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɛˀsɐ]
Verb
racer
- present of race
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English racer. Equivalent to racen + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.sər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ra‧cer
Noun
racer m (plural racers)
- A racer, one who races.
Derived terms
- straatracer
French
Etymology
From English racer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛ.sœʁ/, /ʁe.sœʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
racer m (plural racers)
- racecar
- (any kind of) vehicle used for racing, racer
Further reading
- “racer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- carre, carré