"pacer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-pacer.ogg [Australia] Forms: pacers [plural]
Etymology: pace + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pace|er}} pace + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pacer (plural pacers)
  1. One who paces.
    Sense id: en-pacer-en-noun-C9N~mblj
  2. In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on one side take a step together alternating with the legs on the other side; as opposed to a trotter. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-pacer-en-noun-dMmSPYZ1 Disambiguation of People: 23 44 27 6 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 40 2 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 22 69 10
  3. A pacemaker (one who sets the pace in a race).
    Sense id: en-pacer-en-noun-2PaHyMhX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: medium pacer, Narragansett pacer
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: en-au-pacer.ogg [Australia] Forms: pacers [plural]
Etymology: From the brand name Pacer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pacer (plural pacers)
  1. (Australia) A mechanical pencil. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Horse racing
    Sense id: en-pacer-en-noun-jFY5M-vE Disambiguation of Horse racing: 4 36 3 57 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 36 3 51 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 40 2 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 24 2 66 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 11 32 4 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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