Meanings
racer1
plural racers
- Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.
- A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.First known use 1640s
He was a [motorcycle] racer as a teenager, and a frequent visitor to the Isle of Man, where he had many friends.
2023 January 25, Howard Johnston, “Peter Kelly: August 2 1944-December 28 2022”, in RAIL, number 975, page 47 - A racehorse.First known use 1640s
- A racing pigeon.First known use 1640s
- informalvideo gamesA video game involving racing of any kind.
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 - humorousA racist.
Racer2
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
racer · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
- Proto-Germanic*rēsō
- Proto-West Germanic*rās
- Old Englishrǣs
- Proto-Germanic*rēsō
- Old Norserás
- Middle Englishrace
- Englishrace
- Englishracer
From race + -er. First attested in 1648.
Full word history & related roots →Racer · proper noun
- GermanRöser
- EnglishRacer
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Röser.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian бегач, състезател
- бегач (begač)someone who takes part in a race
- състезател (săstezatel)someone who takes part in a race
Catalan corrent
- correntsomeone who takes part in a race
Czech závodník
- závodníksomeone who takes part in a race
Esperanto kuranto
- kurantosomeone who takes part in a race
Finnish kilpailija, kilpa-auto, kilpa-ajoneuvo
- kilpailijasomeone who takes part in a race
- kilpa-auto, kilpa-ajoneuvosomething used for racing
- kilpurisomething used for racing
French coureur, coureuse
- coureursomeone who takes part in a race
- coureusesomeone who takes part in a race
- racersomething used for racing
- vélo de coursesomething used for racing
- bicyclette de coursesomething used for racing
German Rennfahrer, Rennfahrerin
- Rennfahrersomeone who takes part in a race
- Rennfahrerinsomeone who takes part in a race
- Rennwagensomething used for racing
- Rennjachtsomething used for racing
- Rennradsomething used for racing
Hindi धावक
- धावक (dhāvak)someone who takes part in a race
Irish rásaí
- rásaísomeone who takes part in a race
Italian concorrente
- concorrentesomeone who takes part in a race
Japanese レーサー
- レーサー (rēsā)someone who takes part in a race
Korean 레이서
- 레이서 (reiseo)someone who takes part in a race
Latin cursor
- cursorsomeone who takes part in a race
Malay pelumba
- pelumbasomeone who takes part in a race
Polish zawodnik, zawodniczka
- zawodniksomeone who takes part in a race
- zawodniczkasomeone who takes part in a race
Portuguese corrente
- correntesomeone who takes part in a race
Russian го́нщик, го́нщица
- го́нщик (gónščik)someone who takes part in a race
- го́нщица (gónščica)someone who takes part in a race
Spanish corredor, carrerista
- corredorsomeone who takes part in a race
- carreristasomeone who takes part in a race
- velocistasomeone who takes part in a race
Swedish racerförare, racerbil
- racerföraresomeone who takes part in a race
- racerbilsomething used for racing
- racersomething used for racing
Turkish yarışçı
- yarışçısomeone who takes part in a race
Ukrainian го́нщик, го́нщиця
- го́нщик (hónščyk)someone who takes part in a race
- го́нщиця (hónščycja)someone who takes part in a race
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with racer
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
racer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racer
“racer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “racer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racer.
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