Used in a Sentence

racer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for racer.

Editorial note

The mystery of what a sports racer was is one of the things he used to build together a community.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of racer gathered in one view.

noun

A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.

noun

Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.

noun

A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for racer.

noun

A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.

noun

Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.

noun

A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.

Example sentences

1

The mystery of what a sports racer was is one of the things he used to build together a community.

2

Ridge Racer was such a great game and always felt so smooth to me and now I know why.

3

I'm an alpine skier (ex-racer) and the only times I go that slow is on transport stages.

4

Compiling racer currently needs 2GB of RAM for no good reason.

5

Imagine having full VS support with Rust (not that Racer and vim are bad), and jump-starting tons of users to start writing _safe_ low-level code.

6

I'm American and an amateur racer, but I wear normal clothing when commuting to work.

7

I use Racer with Sublime Text 3, it works pretty well!

8

Although, ahem, I expect that I'll just integrate Racer into emacs.

9

I'm surprised the Pond Racer [0] isn't in there.

10

> Another company, BioDapt, was started by a snowmobile racer, Mike Schulz, who lost his leg in a grizzly racing accident which caused his kidneys to shut down.

11

Since English is not my native language I also use Type Racer but find that Keybr forces me to focus on typing correctly and fast better than other websites by giving me a typing score along with the speed measurement.

Quote examples

1

It's like comparing a dirt-track car with a Formula One racer." Stopped reading right there.

2

I fail to find the exact ancient Roman quote, but loosely: "The best racer does not seek to be the first".

Proper noun examples

1

There's also Racer[1] (semantic completion engine), and it sounds like Valloric is open to making it work with YouCompleteMe [2].

2

Not necessarily an IDE but Sublime Text + Racer[0] on OS X.

3

Can't stop reading this as Linux Tux Racer.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use racer in a sentence?

The mystery of what a sports racer was is one of the things he used to build together a community.

What does racer mean?

A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.

What part of speech is racer?

racer is commonly used as noun.