racer

 
Pronunciation: /ˈreɪsə/

noun

  • 1an animal or means of transport bred or designed for racing: tall-masted ocean racers
  • a person who competes in races: a car that every top racer wants to drive he’s Britain’s No 1 downhill racer
  • [as modifier]another term for racerback. a racer bra
  • 2a fast-moving, harmless, and typically slender-bodied snake.
    • Several genera in the family Colubridae: genus Coluber, including the American C. constrictor and the European C. gemonensis (see also whip snake), and the Asian genera Ptyas and Argyrogena (also called rat snake)
  • 3a circular horizontal rail along which the carriage or traversing platform of a heavy gun moves.