pacer
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- noun
- /ˈpeɪsər/
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marcador de ritmo
- The pacer helped the runners maintain a steady speed during the race.
He had Pacers that would run in front of him, so they kept the pace for him and they would run in front of him.
- He had Pacers that would run in front of him, so they kept the pace for him and they would run in front of him.
Examples
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The pacers are approaching the starting line, and they're off.
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I stood near the 2:00 pacer at the start line.
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And of course Grant Kenny one of the pacers of this race today.
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My plan was to go really slowly, so I stayed behind the 5:00 pacer and tried to go at a 12 minute/mile pace.
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Patrick has participated in the Chicago Marathon in 2006, 2009, and 2010 (as the pacer!).
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It is also the moment when I grudgingly realized Dan was going to make a great pacer in Leadville.
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As the pacer set a consistent rhythm, the others followed closely behind.
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Having a skilled pacer in the marathon made it easier for me to keep my pace.
Synonyms
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A horse that sets a fast pace to help another horse win
A horse that runs first to make the race go faster
A person or thing that moves something smoothly and repeatedly, like the rower who sets the team's rhythm
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pacer comes from the word pace, which means 'step' or 'speed', and the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a pacer is a person or animal who sets the speed for others to follow.