pacer
pac·er [ ˈpā-sər]
[ˈpā-sər]
1 : one that paces specifically : a horse whose predominant gait is the pace Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
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Recent Examples on the Web
//The only undefeated horse racing is Elver Hanover, a two-year-old male pacer.
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Bob Roberts, cleveland.com, "Record $2.5 million on the line Sunday in Northfield Park Ohio Sires Stakes races," 30 Aug. 2019
//Runners are allowed to use pacers during the second half of the race, and during the final few miles Dalton was pacing Trammell and Arneson was giving him splits.
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Anchorage Daily News, "Running at high altitude, Anchorage’s Chad Trammell claims 2nd place at Leadville 100," 18 Aug. 2019
//Ben Blankenship and Hanna Green of OTC Elite are set for the Prefontaine Classic, while the group’s Harun Abda will serve as a pacer for the Bowerman Mile.
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oregonlive.com, "Maybe it’s time for different leadership at USA Track & Field: Oregon track & field rundown," 29 June 2019
//There have been other cybersecurity alerts issued by the FDA with respect to heart defibrillators and heart pacers known as cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.
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Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, "FDA Says Medtronic Insulin Pumps Pose Cybersecurity Risk," 27 June 2019
//With the help of her pacer, Lee’s group found an available lodge in a village a few hours away.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Local ultra-runner is first American woman to complete Mount Everest extreme race," 19 June 2019
//In the Breaking2 project, Kipchoge ran 2:00:25 but the time is not eligible for a world record due to the rotating cast of pacers used as well as other factors in optimizing the race to near-perfect conditions.
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Chris Chavez, SI.com, "Eliud Kipchoge Returns To Berlin Marathon In 2018 To Lower 2:03:05 Personal Best," 11 June 2018
//Semenya tucked behind a pacer for a 57.9-second first lap before cruising to her eighth career performance under 1:56.
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Andrew Greif, OregonLive.com, "Shelby Houlihan wins at Prefontaine Classic while Caster Semenya dismisses talk of IAAF gender rules," 26 May 2018
//D’haene had plenty of support from his sponsor Salomon, including a team of pacers who took turns carrying food and water and running with him.
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Washington Post, "Hikers, runners, climbers scramble toward ever-faster feats," 27 Oct. 2017
First Known Use of pacer
1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries near pacer
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofpacer
one that takes the lead or sets an example
- a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran
More Definitions forpacer
: pacemaker sense 2
//electronic cardiac pacers