pacer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From pace + -er.
Meanings
- One who paces.
- 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.
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(archaic) A horse whose natural gait is a pace (where the legs of the same side are lifted together).
And the hill-king spake to his footpages twain. Time with me goes slow. — "Put ye the gray pacers now unto the wain," But that grief is heavy I know.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 175:
- A pacemaker (one who sets the pace in a race).
- A timer in an electric toothbrush that indicates how long the user should spend brushing in each part of the mouth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pacers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |