Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

racer

/ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
rac-er
IPA
/ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.

noun

A video game involving racing of any kind.

Informal

noun

A racist.

Humorous

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race English -er English racer From race + -er. First attested in 1648.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/
  • British English: /ˈɹeɪ.sə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

racers (plural)

Derived Forms

footracer landracer racerback racerlike

Phrases

barrel racer black racer blue racer boy racer bracket racer drag racer girl racer gravity racer

Synonyms

race car racing car race driver automobile driver

Rhymes With

tracer chaser acer eraser spacer pacer baser facer bracer lacer raysor kacer

Questions

How do you pronounce racer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/.
What does racer mean?
Agent noun of race: one that races or is used for racing.
Where does racer come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce racer

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