Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A horse trained to pace.
- n. Sports See pacemaker.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who paces, or measures by pacing.
- n. A horse whose natural gait is a pace.
- n. Hence, a fast horse; by extension, anything that exhibits remarkable speed or activity.
- n. Same as pace-maker, 1.
Wiktionary
- n. One who paces.
- n. A breed of horse used in harness races.
- n. Short for pacemaker.
- n. Australia A mechanical pencil.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who, or that which, paces.
- n. A horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together; a horse that paces.
- n. A horse used to set the pace in racing.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a horse used to set the pace in racing
- n. a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
Examples
“SYDNEY - Australia has called pacer Clint McKay as a spare bowler due to Ben Hilfenhaus 'shoulder injury ahead of the second Test against Pakistan.”
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“When we finally rounded a corner and caught up to the "pacer", we were so relieved that we needed to celebrate with our old friend Andy Gump again.”
“The 'pacer' in this instance brought with him no commendation in the eyes of the”
“He was very much in the position of a cyclist on the track; it needed a 'pacer' to show how slowly he was travelling.”
“The strong high-mettled steed of Kentucky and Tennessee, the light "pacer" of”
“Later, he was told he was entered into the bowling alley's computer that night as a "pacer," not a substitute.”
“In races such as the Columbus marathon last week, Carringer acts as a "pacer" for other runners.”
“A few trials showed us the struggle was useless: we had to deal with a regular "pacer," and -- as I have elsewhere remarked -- their speed is greater than that of any fair trotter, although so fatiguing that they are unable to keep it up for any great distance; but as we had already turned the bottom of the car into a gravel-pit, we did not think it worth while to continue the amusement.”
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“Not having a pacer account, I cannot access the opinion.”
“Dubbed "the pacer", it was unclear if it was Bin Laden.”
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