pacer

noun

pac·​er ˈpā-sər How to pronounce pacer (audio)
1
: one that paces
specifically : a horse whose predominant gait is the pace
2

Examples of pacer in a Sentence

a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran
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Chasing a record 299, South Africa made a sedate start under immense pressure from medium pacer Renuka Singh. CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025 Austin is a movement guy, a pacer. Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025 Montoya, who is a frenetic pacer on the sideline, lets out a prodigious whistle to get his players’ attention. Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025 Ahead of the start of the three-match series starting in Tarouba, Windies pacer dislocated his left shoulder during a training session earlier this week. Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pacer

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pacer was in 1616

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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pacer. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

Medical Definition

pacer

noun
pac·​er ˈpā-sər How to pronounce pacer (audio)
: pacemaker sense 2
electronic cardiac pacers

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