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Meanings of racer in English

Catalan
automòbil de competició

A fast car that competes in races.

automòbil de competició

Someone who drives racing cars at high speeds.

Usage of racer in English
1
Police want new powers to deal with an escalating boy racer problem.
Radio NZ
2
We accept that, we respect every country and every racer, he said.
Reuters
3
Just ten steps behind the leader, the young racer gleams with perspiration.
The Disposable Male
4
Left: Here's proof that the farmer and the racer should be friends.
Wired
5
Now he wants to be a road-racer and what can I say?
The Guardian
6
It was a racer, and there was a girl at the wheel.
The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point; Or a Wreck and a Rescue
7
Likely you've seen him fluking through the main street in his racer.
Walter and the Wireless
8
Green GT is doing them all one better with an electric racer.
Wired
9
Jack comes across to me as a fighter, a gritty, tough racer.
News.com.au
10
Not a racer, but able to fly as if born to it.
Ilse Witch
11
You can buy anything from racer fitness equipment and diamonds to cars.
The Online World
12
Afterward she dressed in shorts and a racer-back tank, then went downstairs.
The girl who chased the moon: a novel
13
In its stead, I took possession of a gold, 10-speed Viking racer.
The Irish Times
14
Anakin alone of the Pod pilots remained, checking over his damaged racer.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
15
Sean Leonard, kitchen porter at Portrane Hospital and road racer Your bikes?
The Irish Times
16
Or the top all-arounder Emily Harrington, who was a downhill ski racer.
Climbing Magazine
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Ireland
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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