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語源

From race +‎ -er. First attested in 1648.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɹeɪ.sə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/
• 韻: -eɪsə(ɹ)
• ハイフネーション: rac‧er

名詞

racer (plural racers)

1. Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing. [from 1640s]
   1. A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.

      Hyponym: competitor

      Hyponyms: runner, sprinter

      • 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 racing pigeon.
   4. A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
2. Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.

   Hyponyms: black racer, blue racer, green racer, striped racer

3. (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, […]

4. (humorous) A racist.

派生語

派生した語

• → Japanese: レーサー (rēsā)
• → Korean: 레이서 (reiseo)

Further reading

• “racer”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “racer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “racer”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

アナグラム

• Cerra, Crear, carer, crare